Quotes About Accountability

There's no such things as coulda, shoulda, woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.

If you are going to work with Jamie, do what you say you are going to do. The people he attracts and, more importantly, that he is attracted to are people who clearly get things done

Among all of us there was a leadership philosophy expressed to the entire organization: If there is a problem and you tell me, it's our problem. If there is a problem and you don't tell me, it's your problem—and you don't want to have a problem!

His philosophy hasn't changed: to get in front of the problem and tell the truth about what is happening. "If problems exist, recognize them and take corrective steps immediately.

For Dimon steps such as taking write-downs when necessary and always preserving the quality of capital are part of "doing the right thing

shouldn't be blaming

Our actions and responsibilities are our own; what later returns to either haunt or applaud us is neither possible to predict nor always completely understandable.

the best thing that can happen to anyone who is doing wrong is to be found out. If he is not found out he will do more wrong and earn a heavier punishment.

Give them a fine reputation to live up to, and they will make prodigious efforts rather than see you disillusioned.

REGLA 3 Si usted está equivocado, admítalo rápida y enfáticamente.

Rather than saying "you failed," say "the project failed.

If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.

What was once a careless complaint among friends can now get you fired.

We are much more forgiving of those who are willing to come clean right away.

Si usted está equivocado, admítalo rápida y enfáticamente.

If we know we are going to be rebuked anyhow, isn't it far better to beat the other person to it and do it ourselves

Hay un cierto grado de satisfacción en tener el valor de admitir los errores propios. No sólo limpia el aire de culpa y actitud defensiva, sino que a menudo ayuda a resolver el problema creado por el error.

I can't imagine the pressure you must be under to have the weight of an entire country on your shoulders.

To show you I'm sure that you'll never do this again, I want you to service my F-51 tomorrow.

When held accountable for their business dealings

If we know we are going to be rebuked anyhow, isn't it far better to beat the other person to it and do it ourselves? Isn't it much easier to listen to self-criticism than to bear condemnation from alien lips?

If I send this letter, it will relieve my feelings, but it will make Meade try to justify himself. It will make him condemn me. It will arouse hard feelings, impair all his further usefulness as a commander, and perhaps force him to resign from the army.

En nuestra agencia hemos cometido tantos errores, que con frecuencia me siento avergonzado. Es posible que nos hayamos equivocado en su caso. Dígame cómo fue".

If Al Capone, Two Gun Crowley, Dutch Schultz, and the desperate men and women behind prison walls don't blame themselves for anything - what about the people with whom you and I come in contact?