Member You
#1 in Business Subscribe Email Print

You are here: Home > Business > Management > It's Your Move: The First Step to Accountability

Tags

  • often
  • peoples
  • control either
  • completing their
  • accountable yourselfif

  • Links

  • Best Car for Teenagers
  • Credit Counseling as One Option for Debt Reduction
  • The Poodle: So Loved and Famous that his Birthplace is Claimed by Many Countries
  • Member You - It's Your Move: The First Step to Accountability

    Successful Advergaming Strategies
    According to a Wall Street Journal report, advergaming is projected to generate $4 billion in revenues by the end of 2008, and the report states that companies using advergaming believe the gaming audience is more open to in-game advertising than web surfers and TV watchers. This statement is backed up by a November 2005 Nielsen Interactive Entertainment study that found 50 percent of gamers said in-game ads make games more rea
    e and responsible for your response.

    Some Questions

    While thinking about the challenges you face with accountability in your organization, ask yourself the following questions:

    • What is my role in this situation?

    • What am I doing (or not doing) to promote the situation as it currently exists?

    • What about this situation is in my control?

    • What am I thinking?

    • What are my beliefs?

    • What can I do to have an impact?

    • What can I do differently to change the result?

    Asking these questions takes courage, because it takes away your ability to blame others. Asking these ques

    History Of Business Administration Education
    Business administration school is a university-level institution that educates learners on such topics as accounting, finance, marketing, organizational behavior, strategy planning, and quantitative methods. Most business administration schools have experienced well-qualified faculties, and efficient managements. In 1881, the first 'collegiate business school' was founded in Wharton.Business Schools before World War II w
    Every place I go, if I’m in an organization long enough, I’ll hear people lament about the lack of accountability. Specifically, I hear things like: “They just don’t seem to care enough, I guess.” “Those action items never get done – I don’t know why we even identify them.” “I have trouble getting people to be committed to achieving the things they are responsible for.” “Everyone wants to blame someone else – it is never their responsibility.”

    These comments come from every level, and they are referring to people both above them organizationally, as well as those that may work for them. In other words the concern is widespread and includes everyone.

    People are concerned because a lack of accountability is frustrating, but they also know that tremendous productivity and efficiencies can be gained when more people are accountable for completing their tasks, commitments and expectations.

    Accountability is an important thing.

    Unfortunately, inherent in most all of the comments above and in the many conversations I’ve had is that people think the accountability gap is about someone else. “They” aren’t accountable. “They” need to improve. The focus is on fixing the behavior of others.

    While this might be true, this is the wrong place to put the focus, at least at first.

    Take a Look in the Mirror

    If you want greater accountability around you, start by being more accountable yourself. Before you tune me out, I know what some of you are thinking…

    “I’m just a middle manager – it’s not my responsibility.”

    “I’m just a supervisor - I can’t change it.”

    “I’m nobody – it doesn’t matter what I do.”

    Maybe you are in one of these roles. Or maybe you are a senior leader, or the CEO. It doesn’t matter what your role is or how long you have been in the organization. Let me say it again.

    If you want greater accountability around you, start by being more accountable yourself.

    If you want to engender and create greater accountability in those around you, you can start by being a good role model. You can be 100% accountable yourself.

    I’m reminded of what my father often told me: “When you point a finger towards someone else there are four times as many fingers pointing back at you.”

    Being accountable is about figuring out how you can make things better. Other people’s actions aren’t in your control, and many events aren’t in your control either, but your response to these situations and events is completely in your control. You can choose to be 100% accountable and responsible for your response.

    Some Questions

    While thinking about the challenges you face with accountability in your organization, ask yourself the following questions:

    • What is my role in this situation?

    • What am I doing (or not doing) to promote the situation as it currently exists?

    • What about this situation is in my control?

    • What am I thinking?

    • What are my beliefs?

    • What can I do to have an impact?

    • What can I do differently to change the result?

    Asking these questions takes courage, because it takes away your ability to blame others. Asking these quest

    Marketing Tips For Small Business - Advertising That Works, Part I
    Have you ever seen an ad on television that was beautiful, slick, and stylish but didn’t fit the product? How about a magazine ad that, though gorgeously photographed, didn’t make it clear what was being sold? Or have you heard a catchy radio ad that neglected to give contact information? If you pay attention, you’ll notice these money-wasting advertisements in all types of media.If a corporation puts out a bad advertise
    nd includes everyone.

    People are concerned because a lack of accountability is frustrating, but they also know that tremendous productivity and efficiencies can be gained when more people are accountable for completing their tasks, commitments and expectations.

    Accountability is an important thing.

    Unfortunately, inherent in most all of the comments above and in the many conversations I’ve had is that people think the accountability gap is about someone else. “They” aren’t accountable. “They” need to improve. The focus is on fixing the behavior of others.

    While this might be true, this is the wrong place to put the focus, at least at first.

    Take a Look in the Mirror

    If you want greater accountability around you, start by being more accountable yourself. Before you tune me out, I know what some of you are thinking…

    “I’m just a middle manager – it’s not my responsibility.”

    “I’m just a supervisor - I can’t change it.”

    “I’m nobody – it doesn’t matter what I do.”

    Maybe you are in one of these roles. Or maybe you are a senior leader, or the CEO. It doesn’t matter what your role is or how long you have been in the organization. Let me say it again.

    If you want greater accountability around you, start by being more accountable yourself.

    If you want to engender and create greater accountability in those around you, you can start by being a good role model. You can be 100% accountable yourself.

    I’m reminded of what my father often told me: “When you point a finger towards someone else there are four times as many fingers pointing back at you.”

    Being accountable is about figuring out how you can make things better. Other people’s actions aren’t in your control, and many events aren’t in your control either, but your response to these situations and events is completely in your control. You can choose to be 100% accountable and responsible for your response.

    Some Questions

    While thinking about the challenges you face with accountability in your organization, ask yourself the following questions:

    • What is my role in this situation?

    • What am I doing (or not doing) to promote the situation as it currently exists?

    • What about this situation is in my control?

    • What am I thinking?

    • What are my beliefs?

    • What can I do to have an impact?

    • What can I do differently to change the result?

    Asking these questions takes courage, because it takes away your ability to blame others. Asking these ques

    Effective Listening - For Delivering the Finest Customer Service
    Expressing your wants feelings and opinions clearly and effectively is half of communication, and the other half is listening and understanding what others communicate to us.However, when we talk of communication, we often think of how we express ourselves, and forget the importance of listening. The result is clear. Researches show us that although 50%-75% of our daily communication time is spent listening, but we liste
    e focus, at least at first.

    Take a Look in the Mirror

    If you want greater accountability around you, start by being more accountable yourself. Before you tune me out, I know what some of you are thinking…

    “I’m just a middle manager – it’s not my responsibility.”

    “I’m just a supervisor - I can’t change it.”

    “I’m nobody – it doesn’t matter what I do.”

    Maybe you are in one of these roles. Or maybe you are a senior leader, or the CEO. It doesn’t matter what your role is or how long you have been in the organization. Let me say it again.

    If you want greater accountability around you, start by being more accountable yourself.

    If you want to engender and create greater accountability in those around you, you can start by being a good role model. You can be 100% accountable yourself.

    I’m reminded of what my father often told me: “When you point a finger towards someone else there are four times as many fingers pointing back at you.”

    Being accountable is about figuring out how you can make things better. Other people’s actions aren’t in your control, and many events aren’t in your control either, but your response to these situations and events is completely in your control. You can choose to be 100% accountable and responsible for your response.

    Some Questions

    While thinking about the challenges you face with accountability in your organization, ask yourself the following questions:

    • What is my role in this situation?

    • What am I doing (or not doing) to promote the situation as it currently exists?

    • What about this situation is in my control?

    • What am I thinking?

    • What are my beliefs?

    • What can I do to have an impact?

    • What can I do differently to change the result?

    Asking these questions takes courage, because it takes away your ability to blame others. Asking these ques

    Unstable Oil Prices Affecting Many Industries from Airlines to Upholstery
    Airlines sure. But upholstery? Hmmmm…Oil prices can affect a larger part of the economy than is usually thought of. The reality is that a large part of manufacturing (such as plastics) rely on petrochemicals to actually make their products. Upholstery is one of these industries. Many furniture manufacturers are seeing across the board increases in foam costs which are a primary raw material needed in the manufacturing of uphol
    being more accountable yourself.

    If you want to engender and create greater accountability in those around you, you can start by being a good role model. You can be 100% accountable yourself.

    I’m reminded of what my father often told me: “When you point a finger towards someone else there are four times as many fingers pointing back at you.”

    Being accountable is about figuring out how you can make things better. Other people’s actions aren’t in your control, and many events aren’t in your control either, but your response to these situations and events is completely in your control. You can choose to be 100% accountable and responsible for your response.

    Some Questions

    While thinking about the challenges you face with accountability in your organization, ask yourself the following questions:

    • What is my role in this situation?

    • What am I doing (or not doing) to promote the situation as it currently exists?

    • What about this situation is in my control?

    • What am I thinking?

    • What are my beliefs?

    • What can I do to have an impact?

    • What can I do differently to change the result?

    Asking these questions takes courage, because it takes away your ability to blame others. Asking these ques

    Becoming a Wal-Mart Vendor
    Whether you love it or hate it, as the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart isn't going anywhere any time soon. The company has more than 3,800 stores in the United States alone (with 21 new stores opening just in the month of November) and thousands more spread out in more than a dozen countries around the globe (source: Wal-Mart).Wal-Mart deals with tens of thousands of different vendors from all across the globe. Each y
    e and responsible for your response.

    Some Questions

    While thinking about the challenges you face with accountability in your organization, ask yourself the following questions:

    • What is my role in this situation?

    • What am I doing (or not doing) to promote the situation as it currently exists?

    • What about this situation is in my control?

    • What am I thinking?

    • What are my beliefs?

    • What can I do to have an impact?

    • What can I do differently to change the result?

    Asking these questions takes courage, because it takes away your ability to blame others. Asking these questions may be a change of your habits. Asking these questions may be hard, because the answers may require work.

    Courageous and difficult, perhaps, but these are the questions of a 100% accountable person.

    HTTP = HTML link (for blogs, profiles,phorums):
    <a href="http://www.memberyou.net/article/23327/memberyou-Its-Your-Move--The-First-Step-to-Accountability.html">It's Your Move: The First Step to Accountability</a>

    BB link (for phorums):
    [url=http://www.memberyou.net/article/23327/memberyou-Its-Your-Move--The-First-Step-to-Accountability.html]It's Your Move: The First Step to Accountability[/url]

    Related Articles:

    Workflow Management Software: Businesses are Getting into the Flow

    Ah, the ebb and flow of work. Sometimes it seems like there is much more ebbing than flowing with all of the workflow, the deadlines, the projects and presentations, but overall the tide seems to constantly be flowing in and out, in and out, in and . . . sorry.

    Move Slowly Into Your First Office

    Hiring a Yellow Page Consultant

    Bookmark it: del.icio.us digg.com reddit.com netvouz.com google.com yahoo.com technorati.com furl.net bloglines.com socialdust.com ma.gnolia.com newsvine.com slashdot.org simpy.com shadows.com blinklist.com