ML7 - Stay Accountable: Your Leadership Superpower

The accountable leader has a leadership superpower characterized by focus and analysis. It is also one of the most critical platforms of leadership. How do we become more accountable leaders but remain flexible?

If accountability is your superpower you are in good company; Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Mary Barra (General Motors) & Stewart Butterfield (Slack).

Episode Summary: Stay Accountable: Your Leadership Superpower

[callout]ability to teach, achievement, analytical, authenticity, business intelligence, character, clarity, conduct effective meetings, consistent, coordination, critical thinking, deadlines, discipline, ethical, fair, finance, financial management, focus, goal setting, good Judgment, honesty, independent, integrity. logical thinking, loyal, meeting management, organization strategies, performance driven, planning, producing, reporting, respectable, respectful, results oriented, routine, scheduling, self-direction, set expectations, standards, stoicism, strategy, take responsibility, time management, transparency, trustworthy[/callout]

Accountability Books to Read

The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness by Jeff Olson
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

Quotes

[shareable cite=”Elon Musk”]If you’re trying to create a company, it’s like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion[/shareable]

[shareable cite=”Elon Musk”]I think that’s the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself[/shareable][shareable cite=”Mark Zuckerberg”]A simple rule of business is, if you do the things that are easier first, then you can actually make a lot of progress[/shareable]

[shareable cite=”Mark Zuckerberg”]I wear the same outfit or, at least, a different copy of it almost every day[/shareable]

[shareable cite=”Mary Barra”]A car is thirty thousand parts you’re putting together[/shareable]

[shareable cite=”Stewart Butterfield”]Life is too short to do mediocre work and it is definitely too short to build worthless things[/shareable]

[shareable cite=”Brian Chesky”]If you want to create a great product, just focus on one person. Make that person have the most amazing experience ever[/shareable]

[shareable cite=”Alexander Graham Bell”]Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus[/shareable]

[shareable cite=”Michael Jordan”]The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can’t let yourself be beat because of lack of effort[/shareable]