Business Owners and Managers Must Hold Themselves Accountable

To be a successful leader, you must hold yourself accountable. People who are accountable tend to:

• Take on responsibility and manage it well.
• Actively work toward the end goal.
• Exhibit ethical, honest and transparent behavior.
• Be trustworthy and humble, and they readily apologize when they're in the wrong.
• Do the right thing, even when it is more difficult or will be personally and/or professionally disadvantageous.
• Seek continuous improvement through feedback from others and self-review.

People who are not accountable tend to:

• Make excuses or waste time playing the blame game.
• Let someone else take the fall for their failings.
• Allow hurdles to deter them.
• Repeatedly express unfairness in their treatment and as the cause for their shortcomings.