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Sunday, 7 October 2007

Accountability != Responsibility

Posted by Simon Baker

Via Christopher Avery .

Accountability is an agreement to be held to account by another for your operations or the results you produce. If meetings are called to determine who was acccountable, you’re looking for people who are trying their best to hide. Not the sign of a healthy culture.

Responsibility is a feeling of ownership and stands out when you are leading, learning, correcting, and improving. The sign of a healthy, high-performing culture.

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so so so true...

Comment by Peter's mommy

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