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Accountability means taking responsibility for one's actions, decisions, and outcomes. In the movie, A League of Their Own, the world-famous actor Tom Hanks had a great quote: “There's no crying in baseball.” Well, guess what?
There is NO SUCCESS without ACCOUNTABILITY.
One of the big problems facing us today is that we are surrounded by people making excuses, shifting responsibility, blaming time restraints, and pointing fingers elsewhere for why they didn’t accomplish their goals, tasks, or job. Here are a few excuses we have all heard far too many times:
I forgot.
It’s not my job.
It's not my fault.
I thought I told you.
I didn't have enough time.
That’s not my department.
I was waiting for approval.
No one told me what to do.
No one told me how to do it.
I didn't think it would matter.
The instructions were unclear.
I didn't know it was important.
I was too busy to take care of it.
The resources weren't available.
Someone told me the wrong thing.
That’s the way we’ve always done it.
I told someone else to take care of it.
Someone should have told me not to do that.
It makes me sick just writing this list. Never let those words come out of your mouth. Accountability means admitting mistakes, learning from them, and making amends. It’s not just about admitting faults but also about consistently keeping promises and commitments. The great leadership expert John C. Maxwell once stated: "The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility (accountability) for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up."
Ultimately,
being accountable is about
owning one's actions and
their consequences.
To me, accountability
is about two words:
trustworthy and dependable.
If you want your career to soar,
do what is necessary
to have people use
those two words
when describing you.
Never an Excuse – Always Accountable