Quotes About Accountability

History will never accept difficulties as an excuse.

Leaders, whether in the family, in business, in government, or in education, must not allow themselves to mistake intentions for accomplishments .

Leaders always choose the harder right rather than the easier wrong.

True #leadership isn't the bastion of a few who sit at the top ... We all need to step up, take the risk and put our interests second-not always-but when it counts.

You serve your people by leading them to excellence. That's leadership.

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

Leadership is a choice one makes.

The more seriously you take your growth, the more seriously your people will take you.

The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.

A leader is always first in line during times of criticism and last in line during times of recognition.

A leader is a person who must take special responsibility for what's going on inside of himself or herself ... lest the act of leadership create more harm than good.

Leaders set high standards. Refuse to tolerate mediocrity or poor performance.

If I were to command a general to turn into a seagull, and if the general did not obey, that would not be the general's fault. It would be mine.

Leaders who fail to appreciate this fundamental precept of accountability must also fail to muster the profound commitment true leadership demands.

Many people are aware that we are in peril and that there is no trustworthy leadership.

People will follow you when you build the character to follow through.

There are no office hours for leaders.

Leadership is stewardship, it's temporary and you're accountable!

He that would run his company on visible figures alone will in time have neither company nor figures.

You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.

Clearly you need a new team to go out to bat on your behalf; to fight for your rights and to report back to you personally and to the leadership of the IFP.

Anytime you commit sin and God deals with you, you have the opportunity to confess it. If you don't confess it, you only have one option but to cover it up.

Remember, Monsieur, that the downfall of most Communities comes from the cowardice of Superiors in not holding firm and in not purging them of the troublesome and incorrigible.

When you get right down to it, one of the most important tasks of a leader is to eliminate his people's excuse for failure.