Quotes from Roger Connors

Too often, leaders attempt to change the way people act without changing the way they think (i.e., their beliefs). As a result, they get compliance, but not commitment; involvement, but not investment; and progress, but not lasting performance.

Developing a Culture of Accountability where people take ownership for achieving key organizational results requires a willingness to make the link between where you are and what you have done with where you want to be and what you are going to do to get there.

As accountability deepens and people move Above The Line within the organization, a shift occurs from "tell me what to do," to "here is what I am going to do, what do you think?"—a truly profound and empowering approach to getting results.

Only you can unleash the positive power of personal accountability to overcome the obstacles you face and achieve the results you want.

Humility is a deep, authentic acknowledgment that we can't do it alone, that we should be mindful of the perspectives others bring, and that we can be better and do more with input from others.

When you can't control your circumstances, don't let your circumstances control you.

True humility is not just about admitting you can't solve, resolve, or fix every problem on your own. Rather, humility promotes a very personal and real recognition that the experiences and opinions of others matter, and that they can make a difference in your success. One

Without having a clear objective, accountability serves no real purpose, is tough to measure, hard to implement, and is difficult to sustain over time.

The message: Sometimes you must be willing to burn all your other ships and grasp the helm of the one under your command. Doing so can stimulate the conviction and create the ownership necessary to get started on a new program of action that will help you rise above your circumstances.

people must abandon the past-oriented, blame-centered who-done-it definition of accountability.

Accountability: "A personal choice to rise above one's circumstances and demonstrate the ownership necessary for achieving desired results—to See It, Own It, Solve It, and Do It.

What else can I do to achieve the result?

It should come as no surprise that the real value and benefit of accountability stems from a person's or an organization's ability to influence events and outcomes before they happen.

The right coach will help you see what is getting in the way of making progress and may help shed some light on other steps you might take to overcome obstacles.

The key to team wins is for everyone in each position to understand what the other positions are doing and why they're doing it." If teams don't collaborate effectively across functional boundaries, they lose.

The very best teams all have one thing in common—their members share a common purpose and feel accountable for a common outcome.

I'm going to work at a place I love, in an industry I love being involved in because of the challenge and excitement. Live it, breathe it, understand it, research it, study it. Learn every day.

from the willingness of an organization's people to embrace full accountability for the results they seek.

Agreeing to behave according to our accountability model makes it easier to coach one another, exchange feedback, and conduct the conversations that are needed to work through difficult challenges and ensure progress.

The only real way to measure progress, the only real way to see if activity has any real teeth is how that activity ties to the Key Results the company is after. Activity doesn't matter, it's all about results.

In software, you can't know what's going to work, so, as Chuck put it, "When you build any new product, there's no sure way to know if the dogs are going to eat the dog food.

Failing fast involves egoless work. Egoless programming. Egoless operating. Egoless analysis. To remove ego, structure projects as a team effort. No solo acts. No product is any one person's "baby." Otherwise, people can't criticize a product without criticizing the person. To fail fast and learn quickly, remove ego and make everything a team effort.

If you are afraid to take risks and continue to push yourself forward, then there will be some obstacles you will never overcome.

There is no 'easy button' when it comes to beating the competition. Success is simply about working hard and delivering results and staying uncomfortable.