“Maybe you're not perfect, but you're willing to actually look at yourself and take some kind of accountability. That's a change. It might not mean that you can turn everything around, but I think there's something incredibly hopeful about that.” ThinkingLooksKindMeanMightTurnsPerfectWillingHopefulAccountabilityNot PerfectLook At Yourself Author:Brie Larson
“Perhaps nothing in our society is more needed for those in positions of authority than accountability. Too often those with authority are able (and willing) to surround themselves with people who support their decisions without question.” PeopleAbleDecisionSupportPositionWillingNeededAuthorityOur SocietyAccountabilitySurround Book:Business By The Book: Complete Guide of Biblical Principles for the Workplace Source: Business By The Book: Complete Guide of Biblical Principles for the Workplace
“Las Vegas doesn't allow ( tourism ) to dictate the social norms of their community. We don't have to be a boring town that no one is willing to come to. ( But, ) we can't let tourism be the reason for not taking action. Accountability is not there. As a community we can be different. We don't have to be what our visitors are. We can work at policies that will make us a vibrant healthy resort community.” DifferentReasonActionSocialCommunityPolicyWillingCommunicationHealthyTownsBoringAccountabilityNormResortsVegasLas VegasTourismTaking ActionVisitorsSocial Norms Author:Eric Thomas
“Surprisingly, it's forgiveness, not guilt, that increases accountability. Researchers have found that taking a self-compassionate point of view on a personal failure makes people more likely to take personal responsibility for the failure than when they take a self-critical point of view. They also are more willing to receive feedback and advice from others, and more likely to learn from the experience.” PeopleSelfFoundViewsResponsibilityAdviceWillingIncreaseGuiltCriticalPoint Of ViewAccountabilityCompassionateFeedbackPersonal ResponsibilityResearchersPersonal Failure Author:David D. Burns
“The biggest single problem of American parents today is the foolish idea that you just have to be a friend to your children. Kids need parents, not just another pal. This means being able and willing to say no, to challenge faulty thinking, and to expect accountability.” ThinkingNeedsMeanChildrenIdeasProblemKidsTodayAbleParentChallengesWillingOur ChildrenFoolishYour ChildrenAccountabilityPals Author:Steve Biddulph
“The only way we really create change is to enter any situation with the humility to listen and to recognize the world as it is, and then the audacity to dream what it could be, to have the patience to start and let the work teach you, to be willing to lead when you need to lead, and to listen. To have a sense of generosity and empathy, but not over-empathy, because accountability is so critical to building solutions that work.” WorldWayNeedsDreamSituationTeachHumilityBuildingWillingEmpathySolutionsCriticalGenerosityAccountabilityAudacity Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“We can no longer afford to be entertained beyond the point of accountability. We can't keep selling each other out and be willing to do anything to be seen, to be famous or to be rich.” RichWillingSellingAccountability Author:T.I.