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Category: ownership

choice

Obligation versus choice

As leaders, we are often called upon to implement and follow-through on decisions we don’t necessarily agree with.  When you find yourself in such a situation, it’s worth asking yourself whether you’re faced with an obligation or a choice.  And

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accountability

Why accountability matters: a leadership lesson from a fortune cookie

Last year, I did an entire video series focusing entirely on effective and powerful employee motivators; strategy #19 was to delegate responsibility, authority AND accountability.  I was reminded of this important leadership tenet a few evenings ago in the most

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How the “road fairy” took ownership of the problem

Every so often I run across a nugget of news that makes me shake my head, partly in amazement and partly in frustration. Take the case of Veronika Bobrus, a 26-year old Russian florist who, exasperated by number of potholes

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