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You Either Get it or You Don’t

There is something that many people do not get. I want to shine the light on these issues so that more people get this fact: Transparency is not a choice, it is a given. There is no more hiding. If the reality of your corporate culture is out of alignment with your stated mission, that information will eventually come to light. As a leader, the decisions you make, or the information you avoid will be revealed. Anything you say may be on social media the next day. You can’t delete your text message you wish you wouldn’t have sent. That message is stored in the ethers and can be retrieved.

Lesson #2 Why We Fear Accountability?

Any time there is a disaster, natural or otherwise, and where people suffer, you will hear the statement, “Who is going to be held accountable?” Do you hear the judgment and blame in that statement?

The reason accountability has a negative connotation is because we have confused the witness with the judge. We do not actually fear accountability. We fear judgment.

Lesson #1: The Two Parts to Accountability

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Five Ways to Communicate More Strategically

Observable behaviors such as complaining, failing to follow through on promises, dropping balls, being difficult to get along with and procrastinating are all forms of communication—and not the strategic kind.