No Bullsh!t Leadership Why Your Team Keeps Falling Short: The accountability gap
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Aug 26, 2025 Discover the critical concept of single-point accountability and why it's often overlooked in leadership. Learn about the challenges leaders face in fostering a culture of accountability and how avoiding tough conversations can hinder performance. Explore practical strategies for building a blame-free environment that empowers teams to succeed. The discussion delves into the essential role accountability plays in driving execution excellence and offers five actionable steps to bridge the accountability gap.
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MBA Leader Asks About Accountability
- A leader with an MBA asked why accountability isn't taught despite its importance.
- Martin G Moore explored why strong accountability remains a road less travelled in corporate culture.
Single-Point Accountability Drives Execution
- Single point accountability is the key to execution excellence and prevents gaps and overlaps.
- It creates ownership, proactivity, and extreme clarity about expectations.
Shared Accountability Fails Teams
- Shared accountability equals no accountability because it creates gaps and overlaps.
- You need one head to pat and one ass to kick, and both must belong to the same person.