During a recent panel discussion at the Leadership Accelerator, I was asked to identify the biggest mistake leaders make. There were 30 panelists, and, not surprisingly, everyone had their own unique and insightful perspective. Many of the mistakes my colleagues named will sound uncomfortably familiar: leaders avoid key issues, are overly critical, they do, instead of leading, are disrespectful, and delegate badly. If you are like myself and the other panelists, you have like

Statistics show us that most leaders believe they have accountability covered, but, in fact, are sadly mistaken. The common ideal of a culture of accountability can only be realized when you can hold yourself accountable as a leader first. Here are the essential principles all leaders need in order to be accountable. You might be accountable to your customers, but are you accountable to yourself? Do you regularly let yourself down or fail to live up to the standards you’ve se