Tag: responsible

  • Accountable: Leadership Idea #18

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    Harley H
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    Are you really a leader? Do you own the outcome you’re responsible for? Being accountable for the responsibilities you’ve been give is hard work, and it would be much easier many times to just blame others when things go wrong. And for sure, sometimes circumstances beyond our control have an impact, yet we need to…

  • Ambition: Idea #160

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    How to ensure you don’t confuse ambition with entitlement. ‘Ambition is when you expect yourself to close the gap between what you have and what you want.  Entitlement is when you expect others to close the gap between what you have and what you want.’ (J.Clear) If I look to distill that quote, it comes…

  • Empowered: Idea #127

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    What does it mean to be empowered? Not only is it the ability and permission to get things done, it also includes responsibility. ‘People love to be empowered, but need to embrace the responsibility. When you are empowered to do things in life, the key is to take responsibility for it and follow through—whether that…