chapter 42
Believe in yourself: the power of accountability
Many professionals struggle with accountability. No one really enjoys being held to account, because that opens up the possibility of being shown to have failed. But the best leaders do not run away from accountability: they lean into it. Accountability works in four ways for leaders:
- •Be accountable for what you do.
- •Control your destiny.
- •Control your feelings.
- •Believe in yourself.
Each of these four aspects of accountability determines how you relate to the outside world. Victims will believe that external forces determine their fate and their feelings. They have no sense of agency, ...
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