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Quotes About Accountability

Never complain about what you allow.
~ John C. Maxwell
Everything rises and falls on leadership.
~ John C. Maxwell
If you don't like the crop you are reaping, check the seed you are sowing.
~ John C. Maxwell
Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility . . . In the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have is the ability to take on responsibility.
~ John C. Maxwell
When talented teams don't win, examine the leadership.
~ John C. Maxwell
There are two types of people in the business community: those who produce results and those who give you reasons why they didn't.
~ John C. Maxwell
If you could kick the person responsible for most of your troubles, you wouldn't be able to sit down for weeks.
~ John C. Maxwell
Leadership is getting people to work for you when they are not obligated." —Fred W. Smith
~ John C. Maxwell
A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.
~ John C. Maxwell
You will never achieve a dream or vision unless you own it. Furthermore, as a leader, you will not be able to get others to buy into a vision that you do not own.
~ John C. Maxwell
People who blame others for their failures never overcome them. They simply move from problem to problem. To reach your potential, you must continually improve yourself, and you can't do that if you don't take responsibility for your actions and learn from your mistakes.
~ John C. Maxwell
And you will have greater credibility with your leader if you admit your shortcomings and refrain from making excuses.
~ John C. Maxwell
When an archer misses the mark he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bull's-eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim, improve yourself.
~ John C. Maxwell
if you are aware of a problem, it's your responsibility to make a concerted effort to create a positive change. Quit pointing your finger and making excuses, and try being a catalyst by demonstrating and initiating the appropriate behavior. Determine not to be a reactor but an initiator.
~ John C. Maxwell
The boss drives his workers; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on goodwill. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says "I"; the leader, "we." The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss knows how it is done; the leader shows how. The boss says, "Go"; the leader says, "Let's go!
~ John C. Maxwell
Consider this skeletal anatomy of an organization: • The wishbones wish somebody else would do the work. • The jawbones talk a lot but do little else. • The knucklebones knock what everyone else does. • The backbones actually do the work! Encourage
~ John C. Maxwell
Cuando usted hace un compromiso con otra persona, usted genera esperanza. Cuando cumple ese compromiso, genera confianza.
~ John C. Maxwell
There is nothing more tragic than when a Christian leader loses God's anointing on his life by allowing himself to become sidetracked. There is no higher violation of God's trust. For when a leader stumbles, others fall.
~ John C. Maxwell
Any business or industry that pays equal rewards to its goof-offs and its eager-beavers sooner or later will find itself with more goof-offs than eager-beavers.
~ John C. Maxwell
Good leaders want the truth—even if it hurts.
~ John C. Maxwell
Whenever people on my team come to me with a problem, I ask them to prepare at least three solutions to that problem.
~ John C. Maxwell
People don't expect their leaders to be perfect, but they do expect them to be honest. If
~ John C. Maxwell
Los resultados hablan más alto, para nuestros jefes y para aquellos a quienes lideramos.
~ John C. Maxwell
People who blame others for their failures never overcome them. They simply move from problem to problem.
~ John C. Maxwell