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Accountability
I AM Accountable towards Others and Speak my Truth Harmlessly.
In leadership roles, accountability is
the acknowledgment and assumption of personal responsibility for one’s
actions, products, decisions, and policies including the administration,
governance, and implementation within the scope of the role or the
position of influence and power made over others. Accountability
encompasses the ethical conduct necessary to model integrity through
being answerable towards the resulting consequences of one’s choices and
actions, especially in regard to the impact made upon others, or impact
made to a group, organization or impact to planetary resources.
Accountability cannot exist without the proper ethical model to
understand that being responsible for one’s actions, thoughts and deeds,
has consequences that are a result of the decisions that are made. In
other words, an absence of accounting for decisions and choices that are
being made means, there is an absence of accountability. Without
accountability, there can be no integrity nor trustworthiness present.
This is also an accurate statement when determining the quality that one
will experience in their personal life, family dynamics, career and in
every social interaction and communication they engage in. This
principle is required in both the macrocosm and the microcosm
relationships of our life. The importance of committing to personal
accountability as a developed character trait and skillset in order to
improve one’s life conditions in every possible way, cannot be
underestimated.
Accountability is an ethical model and character standard that expresses you, and only you, are totally responsible for your actions. The willingness to be accountable for what you do and what you don't do (or refuse to do) is a significant trait of your moral character.
Many people confuse responsibility and
accountability as being one in same. In the practical reality, they are
character traits that are more like two sides of the same coin. Being
accountable has more to do with giving up certain ego defense behaviors,
such as negative beliefs and attitudes, than just making an effort to
behave or relate to others in a different way. One of the most common
ego defense mechanisms used to avoid personal accountability or
responsibility is to become upset, blaming others or to have a tantrum.
When a person goes into tantrum mode or gets upset, obviously, they can
no longer effectively handle the matter. They have gone “unconscious”.
When a person goes unconscious and engages in tantrums, they are now
fodder for dark and negative energies in the vicinity. This is a common
ego defense to avoid facing the truth of the matter or the task at hand
and to avoid any attention being placed upon the person’s accountability
to their actions. It’s a diversion tactic made by the unconscious or
conscious personality. This is done by simply tuning someone out, or by
having a mental conversation while someone is attempting to point out
how you could have assumed greater responsibility or accountability.
Some of us may be reminded of occurrences such as these with our
significant relationships, partners or spouse. Yet another ego defense
is playing the role of victim-victimizer in order to escape or detract
from personal accountability. When people are unwilling to look at
something or be accountable they will commonly say expressions in the
victim-unconscious roles such as “I can’t” and “I’m unable.” If they
are master manipulators they will usually use doublespeak to confuse the
truth in the issue and turn around the responsibility to the weaker
person or less dominating party. Sometimes, being personally
accountable to one’s actions and the willingness to tell the truth, simply involves courage.
Do you have the necessary courage to
exhibit personal accountability? One may want to examine the
consequences associated with being accountable and responsible before
answering. First, accountability means you are responsible to somebody
or for something. Second, being responsible means that you cause
something to happen. Third, by exhibiting accountability, as seen
through the eyes of the people around you, may look like the following:
- Accepting complete responsibility for your behavior.
- Meeting/exceeding agreed upon expectations in an agreed upon role or position.
- Admitting mistakes and taking steps to correct them.
- Admitting limitations of knowledge or skills in certain areas.
Accepting responsibility is being fully
aware of exerting control of one’s behavior through one’s choices.
Additionally, one accepts the consequences of the choices one makes
while taking responsibility for what may be perceived as positive or
negative experiences that come with those choices.
Integrity, or doing what is right,
because that is the right thing to do, is the epitome of accepting
responsibility. We all have much to gain by exhibiting personal
accountability in our personal and professional life. Some of these are
listed below:
- You become a person that can be trusted.
- You are respected by people around you. Your words or actions hold credibility.
- You send the message that you are willing to do whatever is necessary for the success of the group/team/organization.
- You are a person with strong moral and ethical character.
- You can be trusted to complete challenging projects and meaningful assignments.
- What kind of person do you want to be?
Personal freedom begins and ends with
responsibility and accountability. Personal accountability is an
opportunity. It is an opportunity to contribute to the world, contribute
to the human race and the organization of which we are a part. It is
the opportunity to be counted as trustworthy among the other people
inside our organization and for whom we truly hold caring respect. It is
our opportunity to ask, “What can I do to contribute?” and “How can I
make a difference?“. If our spiritual and other organizations foster an
environment that values integrity, trustworthiness, honesty and courage,
personal accountability truly presents all of us with a vast
opportunity to grow while serving others.
Tell the truth.
Many times we may make the mistake to believe that saying a “little
white lie” is better than to risk hurting feelings or dealing with
someone else’s judgment of our behavior. Maybe we are in fear and afraid
to face the consequences. When we engage in lying about something or we
try to cover it up, this deceitful action will always boomerang and
make the situation much worse. When deceit is used to manipulate or
cover up, it snowballs into a larger problem and sucks time and energy.
Save yourself some time and protect your energies by telling the truth.
Monitor yourself.
Are you accountable for your actions even if nobody holds you
accountable -- or nobody catches you? Of course you are. If you do not
think so then you are cheating on yourself. You are the person who will
ultimately suffer the consequence of your actions. Even if you cannot
visibly see the consequence of your action today, there is always a
consequence that will show up either now or later on.
Go within. When
you have conflicts or trouble in relationships or situations, look in
the mirror first. Ask the question to yourself, “What is the problem
here?” “What am I doing or not doing to solve this issue, and what can I
improve upon?”. In many interpersonal communications with every social
aspect, whether its communicating with family, friends, or
acquaintances, personal accountability is sorely lacking and urgently
needed. Accountability is not just a mindset but is an important skill
set that everyone can learn and should master. Choose personal
accountability and own it. This commitment will always eventually reveal
a much more positive situation for everybody involved.
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