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These recent articles cover highlights of the most important principles and applications of accountability.

The 85% Solution: EXCUSES, EXCUSES—THE MOST COMMON EXCUSES FOR EVADING ACCOUNTABILITY

Accountability and excuses are like oil and water—they don't mix, proclaims Linda Galindo, an accountability expert and author of The 85% Solution: How Personal Accountability Guarantees Success—No Nonsense, No Excuses (Jossey—Bass, 2009, $22.95).

The 85% Solution-EXCUSES, EXCUSES: CHOOSING ACCOUNTABILITY — 3 STEPS TO OWNING YOUR SUCCESS AT WORK AND IN LIFE

How much of your success is up to you—your choices, your actions, your behaviors— versus outside conditions?

The 85% Solution: NO NONSENSE. NO EXCUSES. A STRAIGHT-TALKING ACCOUNTABILITY EXPERT DELIVERS A TIMELY NEW BOOK ON PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY.

Imagine that you’re lying on a cold metal gurney in a hospital operating room. Four others are there, too: the anesthesiologist who will soon render you unconscious; the orthopedic surgeon who will repair the damaged disk in your back; the scrub nurse who will pass sterile instruments to the surgeon;

The Power of Accountability

The Accountability Gap: There is a major problem in business today—a serious lack of accountability and personal responsibility. You can observe it for yourself anytime an employee blames someone else, or some other organization—or simply "the system"—when he or she fails to achieve a goal or complete an assignment. Published in Leader to Leader

Accountability @ Work

Leaders can't mandate accountability—they can only demonstrate it. Without leadership accountability, or an understanding of how to hold others accountable, implementing good ideas and best practices can stop cold. Published in Talent Management

Accountability and Success

You can't be accountable for success if you haven't defined it. Creating a definition for success is different than defining goals. You need to do both. Published in Training Magazine

Boost Productivity by Ditching To-Do Lists

Replace your to-do list with a more effective method for capturing your commitments: your calendar. Instead of writing a laundry list you never complete, assign each task a specific time on your schedule. I guarantee you will meet your commitments with this system. Published in The Organized Executive

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