Taking Accountability (and Ownership) of Results

Most leaders believe they are accountable because they are successful. Not so, says this week's guest, Michael Timms, author of "How Leaders Can Inspire Accountability: Three Habits That Make or Break Leaders and Elevate Organizational Performance."

In this episode, Michael addresses three behaviors or habits of personal accountability:

1. not blaming,
2. looking in the mirror, and
3. engineering the solution

He also discusses the organizational impact of a culture of blame and what he means when he states, "We are not asking leaders to risk their lives, only their egos."

Michael is a leadership development consultant and principal of Avail Leadership.  Prior to forming his own consultancy, Michael was a consultant with Deloitte and an HR leader in the construction and manufacturing industries.

His new book can be found here.