August 27th, 2008
Accountability is one aspect
of leadership that commonly gets said but is rarely practiced.
Accountability is the process
of holding those in power to their words, who take responsibility for
their actions. We see this in those intelligent minds who do not let
fickle ego to get in their way; it in fact raises their ego
as their exuding of honesty is noticed and appreciated in the hearts
and eyes of the affected audience.
It's only when accountability
is actually practiced do we see those in power work out of true virtue,
realizing that they can no longer point fingers at others to avoid the
inevitable blame from rightly falling on their own heads.
If managers are struggling
with accountability issues in their staff, perhaps it's the time to
analyze their own manners by which they conduct themselves. If something
goes awry which was a direct result of their decisions or actions
and, in the split second of an incendiary from a disaster or poor judgement,
they look to save face by clearly putting blame on some secondary or
distant factor that had no direct bearing on whatever it is that happened.
We've been taught in school
that, "monkey see, monkey do". This little maxim plays true
even in adulthood. If staff see the manager acting as such, then they
will act accordingly.
Be careful on what you do,
especially if you hold a position of power: people are watching your
every move. The more you remain true to what it is you do, the more
your people will be true to you.
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