personalaccountability

it requires a fully charged battery

you’re powerless when flat

and powerful when fully charged

your battery has positive and negative states

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and 11 levels of charge

-5 +5

your battery is drained or charged by your attitude

so the attitude you choose is crucial

a negative attitude drains your battery, leaving you powerless

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a positive attitude charges your battery, making you powerful

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it’s your "accountability battery"

this is how it works

It has a negative, powerless scale from -5 to -1

to help you stay mindful of when you’re not being accountable

it has a neutral state

where you reflect, accept reality, and choose your attitude

and positive, powerful steps from +1 to +5

to guide you to achievement of your goal

let’s look at the negative, powerless scale

being unconcerned or unaware

…“I don’t know, or I don’t care about that KPI”accountable people are aware, and do care

-5

denying or avoiding

…“I don’t think it’s happening, or someone else will do it” accountable people acknowledge what’s happening, and do something about it

-4

blaming others

…“It’s their fault, not mine”blaming requires you to find fault in others, blame

culture is contagious

-3

using excuses

…“I didn’t see that report”accountable people don’t lessen, rationalise or

justify with excuses

-2

waiting and hoping

…“let’s wait, and hope the KPIs get better”accountable people don’t wait or hope, they act

towards an outcome

-1

let’s charge your battery

..”KPI results aren’t good, I’m determined to improve them” accepting reality and choosing a positive attitude is the first step to a fully

charged battery.

accept reality and choose your attitude

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…“I haven’t been using weekly reports to drive KPIs”owning your part in a situation or problem, will lead you to a solution

own your part in it

+1

…“I’ll dedicated time each week to review reports, identify concerns, and book meetings with relevant people to discuss. After 2 months I’ll review the impact”

SMART goals are simple, measurable, attainable, result focused, and time bound

create a SMART goal

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…“I’m actually going to read the reports and drive actions”an internal decision differs from an external decision (telling others), as

this is about making an authentic commitment to yourself

make an internal decision to achieve it

+3

…“I’ll read the reports every Monday 10-11am, during which I’ll send meeting invites to the people I need to speak with“.

considering options, and creating a plan is easy once you’ve set a SMART goal and made an internal decision to achieve it

consider options and create your plan

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you’re at your most positive and powerful when acting on your plan

act on your plan

+5

now you’re battery isfully charged

stay mindful, and be ready to choose your attitude if things change

choosing to be "positive" is too broad

be specific about the attitude you choose

optimisticconfidentinterestedcourteous

cooperativeconsiderate

gratefulcheerfulhappy

respectfulsincere

satisfiedloving

generousmodestreliabletolerant

kindhumblehelpful

hardworkingtenacious

persistenthonest

sympatheticresponsible

faithfulflexibledecisivetrusting

thoughtfuldeterminedhonourable

here are a few

there are many more

when in doubt, remember

...“The problem is not the problem, the problem is your attitude about the problem.”

Captain Jack Sparrow

teams

+5. Act on your plan

-5. Unaware or unconcerned

+4. Considering options and creating your plan+3. Make an internal decision to achieve your goal+2. Create a SMART* goal+1. Own your part in it0. Accept reality and choose your attitude-1. Waiting and hoping

-2. Using excuses-3. Blaming others-4. Denying or avoiding

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accountability battery

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#fullycharged

Author: Paul Martin