The Buck Stops Here

 

Accountability. Accepting responsibility means accepting responsibility for “problems” you may feel you did not create; however, they are still put on your plate and you must accept responsibility and deal with them. Even more importantly, is accepting responsibility for the issues or problems that you did create or set-in motion. Deal with them head on. Confront reality. Do not ignore them. Do not hope they will go away. Confront and tackle them. When you agree to get involved with something, or you create the mess, clean it up. See it through. Do not pass the Buck, or blame anyone else for your troubles. Choose to accept it, take the blame if there is any blame that belongs on your plate. Make the best of it and move on. Especially when you are the leader of the team, and whatever transpires on your watch is ultimately your responsibility to bear and deal with. So deal with it and do not push your responsibility on others.