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“Deciding that I have created the world around me – and therefore I am the one to fix it – is the ultimate act of responsibility.” ~ Peter Block Have you ever worked on a team where it felt like people weren’t pulling their weight? Where the doldrums of mediocrity seemed to take root? Or you kept waiting for the leader to step up and hold people accountable? You’re not alone. Our number one most asked about issue facing teams is accountability. This jives with the research; across all industries it’s one of the hardest behaviors to master. Certainly accountability is complex because it necessitates the combination of self reflection, courage and relationship. And demystifying accountability starts with you. Yes, we know, it is so much easier to create a list of ways in which we wish others would change – but to truly change things comes by first internally shifting ourselves. Leadership requires that we shift ourselves. For a moment, rethink accountability as something that happens internally and is contingent on a choice we all get to make. We all get to choose how we show up in life. Whether we bring positive energy and are steeped in possibility, or we operate from a place of negativity is a choice. The daily drumbeat of life’s to-dos can drown out our ability to remember that we always get to choose the way we show up. Often what makes accountability such a sticky-wicket is our tendency to avoid taking full ownership of a situation by how we show up or not show up...