I Am Accountable: Recent Episodes
Sam Silverstein
Discover how your values, purpose, and mission shape your life, your business, and your world. Unleash the power of personal accountability. Ideas and insights for personal and organizational growth. Discussions on leadership, accountability and workplace culture.
It is easy to say what your values are but the reality is that it takes more than just identifying your values and defining your values to make them yours. Discover how the values you say you have truly become your values either personally or as an organization.
Want to work on your values? You can download our free Values Worksheet here: www.valuesworksheet.com
When we focus on those things you cannot control we tend to make excuses, get bogged down, and bring fear into our lives. When we choose to focus on what we can control, we make decisions, move forward, and create results. The accountable leader always asks, “What is it in this situation that I can control?” When you do that you are on the right road to owning your focus and owning your results.
With whom do you surround yourself? Whom do allow to set the example that inspires you to be your best? Do you have the right Accountability Circle in your life? Learn what it means to really be surrounded by like minded people all pursuing accountability.
Discover the difference between a mastermind and a powerful accountability circle. Mastermind groups focus on best practices. An Accountability Circle™ shares their values, unique purpose, and mission (your purpose in action) with each other so you can help each other make the best possible decisions based on and that aligns with those critical elements.
As leaders we are responsible for things but we are accountable to people. Learn the difference between accountability & responsibility today!
Are you accountable? Are you the victim or are you the victor? When something happens does it always happen to you or for you? When there are challenges are you pointing fingers, creating excuses, focused on all of the things you cannot control? Or, are you getting creative, focused on what you can control, making decisions, and working to move forward? Don't be the victim when you can easily be the victor!
We all have the freedom to choose our values and be accountable! Learn how you can create a more accountable world by making the right choices in your personal and professional life!
We have to look out for each other! What would it look like it if we did in the workplace too?
Sam Silverstein is on a mission to empower people to live accountable lives, transform the way they do business, and to thrive at extraordinary levels. By challenging leaders to shift priorities, cultivate an organizational culture based on accountability, and inspire both individuals and teams to take ownership in fresh and results-producing ways – he is helping companies dramatically increase productivity, profitability, and growth. Which is why Sam believes that “Accountability is the Highest Form of Leadership™”.
Did you know that your people may not like you? Crazy to think about, but it's true. Learn more about this in this months Accountability Zone!
Do you have accountable leadership? Learn how you can grow in your leadership skills with this months newsletter! Do you know your potential? Do you know the potential of the people you lead? When you discover and lead people to their greatest potential you build relationships and you create a higher performing organization. Ultimately you build accountability in yourself and model it for the people you lead.
Discover the true and real definition of accountability. When you can define accountability you can live accountability and grow to be an accountable leader.
Let's deep dive into what drives the real challenges in our society today. And I'll give you a hint. It connects to what drives any successful organization – culture.
This is part 2 of an interview I had with Sheriff Joel Richardson. Sheriff Richardson turned around his department and understands the critical value of accountability in building an organizational culture. Great insights!
Accountability is keeping your commitments to people. Accountability is based on building relationships. Relationships are built when you have conversations with and get to know people. Discover how to engage in better conversations and build accountability in your life, your organization, and in your community.
Accountability always starts at the top. When something goes wrong there is usually a "way of thinking" that led to the problem. When leadership recognizes this, and works to fix the way they think, then leadership discovers they have fixed the physical problem at the same time.
The organizations who attract and retain the best people outperform their competition and create long-term sustainability. A corporate culture that prioritizes accountability does just that.
How to Create Accountability You cannot effectively mandate accountability, you must inspire it. Leadership bears the responsibility to create a corporate culture that inspires and prioritizes accountability. When leadership displays accountability to their people then their people will be inspired to be accountable also.
How To Demonstrate Accountability in Nursing Accountability is keeping your commitments to people. It is the "relational" commitments that create relationships and accountability. Healthcare leadership must identify, define, and support the values of the organization. Connect all aspects of your healthcare organization through your values and build accountability.
How To Increase Employee Accountability at Work Accountability flows from leadership. The accountable leader inspires their people who choose to be accountable based on the example that the leader sets. The leader is responsible to establish a culture that prioritizes accountability.
How To Increase Accountability in the Workplace Accountability starts with leadership. Leadership must set the pace and model accountability to start the process of building accountable teams and a culture that inspires accountability.
How To Build Accountability
Accountability starts with commitments. Specifically, relational commitments build relationships and create an environment where people choose to be accountable. Accountability is inspired in your culture. Learn how.
How to Become an Accountability Coach
Becoming an accountability coach starts with us being accountable. We must learn the true meaning of accountability and then how to instill it in others. Here are the steps to embracing accountability and helping others to be accountable also.
How To Increase Accountability In An Organization
If you want to increase accountability in the workplace you must start with your culture. Accountability is inspired not demanded. Learn why you cannot hold people accountable but you can help people be accountable and achieve long term goals.
How to Create and Build Accountability in Teams
Discover how to build more effective teams in your organization. The most effective teams are teams where accountability is prioritized. Building accountable people helps you build accountable teams. Learn how.
Accountability is critical in all healthcare organizations. Accountability is measured within the corporate culture. When you use the right assessment you can measure accountability, create a benchmark of where you are, and then plot a course to where you want your organizational culture to be.
Accountability works with you first know what accountability is and then you choose to keep the commitments of accountability. Accountability is a choice and it is a choice that we must make if we are to grow to be our best and also inspire others around us to be their best.
When you measure accountability in your employees you get a gauge on your culture. You also establish a benchmark where you can assess how your organization’s culture is improving over time. Only by measuring accountability in your employees can you determine how to improve and check to see if you are achieving your goals.
Creating accountability in the workplace always starts with leadership. Everything rises and falls on leadership. When the leader is accountable they inspire accountability in their employees.
Discover the true and real definition of accountability. When you can define accountability you can live accountability and grow to be an accountable leader.
How does vision enter into your life? What kind of vision does it take to build accountability into your organization's culture? Being able to see what people can become and then lead them to that potential takes vision. Look beyond yourself and look beyond today to create a more accountable organization, life, and future.
Your values, as they define your corporate culture, is what will take you through challenging times. Your values are decisions that you have made in advance. The organizations that perform the best and recover the fastest in difficult times are those organizations that have established a very clear corporate culture based on a strong set of values.
Innovation is a key step for the accountable leader to understand. Listen as Sam shares on the importance of being innovative and how it plays a part in creating a more accountable culture.
Doing the right thing consistently is important for the accountable leader. Listen as Sam shares how we can make sure that we are always representing the truth, and doing the right thing in the places we lead.
When we care about accountability it means we also care about our people. Listen as Sam shares on how important it is to remember that people and accountability go hand in hand.
We all have new resolutions that we're wanting to hold this year. Maybe one of yours is committing to your relationships. Listen as Sam shares how the accountable leader can stay accountable heading into the new year.
Being a good steward and operating from accountability is important for us as leaders. Listen as Sam shares how we can all become good stewards and even better leaders!
The accountable leader knows that it is alway important to say thank you. Listen as Sam shares how this simple response can impact the people we lead!
Listen as Sam shares about his experience when voting last week. How would you react to a person with a bad attitude?
Making sure that we are focused on the right things is important for the accountable leader. Listen as Sam shares the importance of knowing where your focus is going, and how it affects the people you lead and serve.
Having a heart for accountability produces a want to attitude for accountability. Listen as Sam shares a story about how having a heart for accountability can affect the world we live in.
Having a successful culture should be important to the accountable leader! Listen as Sam shares on how you can create a culture of success.
In order to create a more accountable world we have to first be accountable to our people. Listen as Sam shares how important this is and how we can apply it today!
Accountability is always reflected in people straight from the leadership. Listen as Sam shares on the importance of this, and how your accountability affects those around you.
Listen as Sam shares how hearing and learning about diversity is never a punishment and how it improves the culture around us.
Trust and accountability go hand in hand. Listen as Sam shares how having and giving trust builds accountability!
In order to serve your people well you have to know them. Listen as Sam shares the importance of knowing each of the people we serve and knowing them well!
Listen as Sam shares this wonderful video alongside his mother, as he talks about the importance of having accountability in relationships.
Accountability goes beyond our current relationships! Listen as Sam shares how knowing this can affect the culture we influence.
It's much easier to inspire people to be accountable than it is to force them to be accountable. listen as Sam shares on you can best inspire your organization today!
Being focused and remaining committed are important for the accountable leader. Listen as Sam shares on how we can be focused and committed in our lives.
Valuing people is not only important but it is also a commitment! Listen as Sam shares how seeing this commitment displayed in his life has changed the way he sees his environment!
Creativity and innovation go hand in hand with accountability! Listen as Sam shares about the relationship between accountability and creativity!
Listen as Sam shares about a recent trip he was on and how he learned the importance of purpose in a business culture!
Accountability always starts with leadership. Listen as Sam shares how to be accountable as a leader, and how you can begin to change the culture of your environment.
Listen as Sam shares on the process of creating a culture by design, and how to do so with care!
The Accountable Leader is always looking towards the future and how they can get better. Listen as Sam shares how we can focus on our growth and get better at what we do.
Do you tell the Truth? As we approach and prepare ourselves for a new year Sam shares how important it is for the accountable leader to be honest with people they lead.
Accountable leaders always step up to the challenge! Listen as Sam shares how we can step up in the communities and places we lead.
Listen as Sam shares on the importance of having and maintaining a workplace that is both productive and accountable!
What happens when the culture you design isn't the culture that the people you lead are living? This is called a "Culture Drift". Listen as Sam shares how the accountable leader can avoid this drift, and how to make sure everyone is on the same page.
The accountable leader knows that showing and having favoritisms is an example of bad leadership. Listen as Sam shares how we can grow, and show worth to everyone we lead.
The accountable leader knows that in order for accountability to exist we have to honest and truthful with ourselves first. Listen as Sam shares how we can begin to create accountability by starting within ourselves.
Accountability goes hand in hand with the truth. Listen as Sam shares on this relationship, and how the accountable leader can make sure that the truth is always present.
Inspiring accountability is important for the accountable leader! Listen as Sam shares how we can create a better world by inspiring accountability in the people we lead.
Is it time to quit your job? Many accountable leaders may be tamed in their current environment. This comes from a lack of accountability in their culture. Listen as Sam shares how the accountable leader can seek the freedom they desire.
Leaders are always leading. When we try to manage people instead of lead them we will always fail. People want to be lead, and want to be inspired daily. Leadership is the highest form of accountability.
Learning to listen is a skill some people lack but take a moment to focus on a story that Sam shares about the power of listening and how taking the time to listen can help those around you.
Lying and accountability never go together! Listen as Sam shares on how the accountable leader must sacrifice the truth!
Having patience is an important part of making right decisions. Listen as Sam shares on having patience and how we can learn from it!
Our experiences in life are a result of the sacrifices we make. Being a leader involves paying a high price in life sometimes. Listen as Sam shares what that price is and the importance of it.