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/kan tbl ti/ Show Spelled[uh-koun-tuh-bil-i-tee] Show IPA. noun. 1. the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable. ...
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The Relationship Between Accountability and Responsibility

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The Relationship between accountability and responsibility is an interesting one that has perplexed me for years. Organizations and leaders are looking for accountability for performance. I have always believed that accountability is assigned and responsibility is taken. In order to be truly accountable, you must take personal responsibility. What do you think? I have been reading an incredible book by Ira Challef, he nails this context for accountability and responsibility in his book The Courageous Follower: Standing Up to and for Our Leaders: By assuming responsibility for our organization and its activities, we can develop a true partnership with our leader and sense of community with our group. This is how we maximize our own contribution to the common purpose. Assuming responsibility requires courage because we then become responsible for the outcomes we cant lay the blame for our action or inaction elsewhere. But before we can assume responsibility for the organization, we must assume responsibility for ourselves Assuming responsibility for ourselves? Yes, individuals, teams, leaders, managers and organizations! It all begins with each of us being accountable and responsible for our behaviors, actions, and decisions. The people I know who do more of this than less are my kind of people! I want to be led by them, I trust them! It does take courage to be authentic, have high integrity and tell the truth! When organizations place an emphasis on self development as means to high performance the dividends are always there. In fact, organizations that have a priority for creating a culture of self responsibility and accountability return more than 17% value to shareholders than those who do not. Our work with leaders is based on this premise of self responsibility and accountability. Our L3 Leadership Process begins with L1 Total Life Leadership, which enables self discovery, reflection, assessment and personal planning to leverage self responsibility and personal accountability as means to high level performance at work and in life. We have seen so many good things happen when leaders create a culture of accountability and responsibility. Remember accountability is assigned, responsibility is a choice! When you have a culture that understands thisvery good things can happen.

Importance Of Accountability

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11/SEP/2010 Importance of Accountability The importance of accountability, are being on time and in the right uniform. The main reason we have formations and that we are trying to keep account of personnel to know where everybody is at, at all times. I have learned in the past years that I have been in that being on time is the most important thing that you need to do. For one the accountability of personnel is major, it plays a big role in the deployment and the readiness of soldiers. I would have to say that I was wrong for not showing up at my appointed place of duty I should have gotten up and made it to the swimming pool. But in all things that have been done I have seen that accountability is the most important asset here for work. In doing so it makes sure that everybody is on the same page at the same time in order to do that you have to follow orders that were given to you. I may have made mistakes but the army also teaches us that we are a family and if anything stick

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together and help the other person out if you see that there is something wrong or them not getting up for formations. Well it has been a hard time her e but in all aspect of things I have learned that the account of people is very high because if one person is gone it could mess up and crew or any team that plays a big role into this deployment. I never understood what the role was till my first deployment but you have to always be prepared for the worst in everything that you do. I have to realize that its not just me thats here its a whole brigade that makes moves and make things happen. Like I know that I should have been on time and that I should have showed up. So yes I take the fault for that but I still see that in the long run we all have to stick together in order for things to happen in the right way. For me being late I will make sure for now on that I am not late to any place I need to be I will be up way before time. I know I may have a sleep issue but I have to be like...

Th e Im po rta nc e ortance of Accountability and Being on Time of Ac co un ta bil Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary defines accountability as "the state of being ity accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness." One must an always remain accountable whether one is part of a formation or a business. Being d Be accounted for means that the people you are responsible to and for know where you are and in can rely on Revised Unabridged Dictionary defines accountability as "the state be relied upon Webster's you. This is important because someone who is accountable can of g by his oraccountable; and juniors to be the job done to matter the time or place. her superiors liability to get called on no render an account; being on Part of being accountable is remaining available to help the peopleone is partwhenever they accountableness." One must always remain accountable whether you work of Ti need your help. a business. would accounted ablemeans that the people he supervises to get a formation or Every boss Being like to be for to rely on the people you are m their work done well and on time. Showing that you are accountable for This work that your responsible to and for know where you are and can rely on you. the is e boss important because someone who is accountable can be relied upon by his or her superiors and juniors to get the job done no matter the time or place. Part of being accountable is remaining available to help the people you work whenever they need your help. Every boss would like to be able to rely on the people he supervises to get their work done well and on time. Showing that you are accountable for the work that your boss

responsibility

(r -sp n s -b l -t ) n. pl. responsibilities 1. The state, quality, or fact of being responsible. 2. Something for which one is responsible; a duty, obligation, or burden.
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responsibility [rspnsblt]
n pl -ties 1. the state or position of being responsible 2. a person or thing for which one is responsible 3. the ability or authority to act or decide on one's own, without supervision
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1. The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. With responsibility goes authority to direct and take the necessary action to ensure success. 2. The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to the possession or supervision of an individual. See also accountability.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun 1. responsibility - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr duty, obligation job - the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth" safekeeping, guardianship, keeping - the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping" social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action moral obligation - an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong; "he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation" noblesse oblige - the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically) burden of proof - the duty of proving a disputed charge civic duty, civic responsibility - the responsibilities of a citizen filial duty - duty of a child to its parents imperative - some duty that is essential and urgent incumbency - a duty that is incumbent upon you legal duty - acts which the law requires be done or forborne line of duty - all that is normally required in some area of responsibility white man's burden - the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects

prerequisite, requirement - something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission" requirement, demand - required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time" 2. responsibility - the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself" province arena, domain, sphere, orbit, area, field - a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" ecclesiastical province - the district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical order; "the general of the Jesuits has several provinces under him" 3. responsibility - a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility" responsibleness character, fibre, fiber - the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer trustiness, trustworthiness - the trait of deserving trust and confidence fault - responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault" accountability, answerability, answerableness - responsibility to someone or for some activity dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness - the quality of being dependable or reliable irresponsibility, irresponsibleness - a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions responsibilitynoun1. duty, business, job, role, task, function, burden, liability, accountability, onus, answerability The 600 properties were his responsibility. 2. fault, blame, liability, guilt, culpability, burden They have admitted responsibility for the accident. 3. obligation, duty, liability, charge, care This helps employees balance work and family responsibilities. 4. authority, power, control, management, leadership, importance, mana (N.Z.) a better-paying job with more responsibility 5. job, task, function, role, pigeon (informal) I'm glad it's not my responsibility to be their guardian 6. level-headedness, stability, maturity, common sense, reliability, rationality, reasonableness, dependability, trustworthiness, conscientiousness, soberness,sensibleness I think she's shown responsibility. Related words fear hypegiaphobia Quotations "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" [William Shakespeare Henry IV, part 2] "The buck stops here" [Harry S. Truman motto on his desk at the White House]

Accountability

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Accountability is a concept in ethics and governance with several meanings. It is often used synonymously with such concepts as responsibility,[1] answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and other terms associated with the expectation of account-giving. As an aspect of governance, it has been central to discussions related to problems in the public sector, nonprofit and private (corporate) worlds. In leadership roles,[2] accountability is the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions, products, decisions, and policies including the administration, governance, and implementation within the scope of the role or employment position and encompassing the obligation to report, explain and be answerable for resulting consequences. As a term related to governance, accountability has been difficult to define.[3][4] It is frequently described as an account-giving relationship between individuals, e.g. "A is accountable to B when A is obliged to inform B about As (past or future) actions and decisions, to justify them, and to suffer punishment in the case of eventual misconduct".[5] Accountability cannot exist without proper accounting practices; in other words, an absence of accounting means an absence of accountability.

responsibility
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A duty or obligation to satisfactorily perform or complete a task (assigned by someone, or created by one's own promise or circumstances) that one must fulfill, and which has a consequent penalty for failure.