What if you could transform your relationship with yourself, your family and friends, your colleagues and clients, and your larger community through the power of commitment? What if ten simple choices enabled you to enhance your leadership skills, improve your organizational culture, and make a local, national, or even global impact?
In I Am Accountable, renowned speaker and consultant Sam Silverstein explains how accountability is the secret to filling your life with more meaning, more success, and more joy—and it all starts with your mindset. In order to create a truly meaningful life, we must first accept that the problem is never other people. “The real problem,” Sam Silverstein maintains, “is what we believe about other people.”
Silverstein’s new book shows why everything we have been taught about accountability is wrong. Contrary to popular belief, accountability is not a way of doing. Accountability is a way of thinking. It is how we think about ourselves and others. And it is the highest form of leadership.
The secret to creating accountable relationships, and elevating the personal benchmark that Silverstein calls The Accountability Index™, lies in making ten critical choices that support an accountable mindset. I Am Accountable offers a comprehensive plan to help you establish and leverage that mindset, deepen commitments, create lasting meaning in your life and relationships, transform the culture within your organization, and foster lasting positive change in the world.
By:
Sam Silverstein
Imprint: Sound Wisdom
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Not for Online
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781640951044
ISBN 10: 1640951040
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 19 November 2019
Recommended Age: From 0 to 99 years
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
INTRODUCTION . 15, PART ONE: PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY—AND THE RIPPLE EFFECT, 17; Ch. 1, We Cannot Give What We Do Not Have, 19; Ch. 2, The Problem of Incongruence, 27; Ch. 3, The Choice Points…and the Ten Commitments, 37; Ch. 4, Commit to Discover and Realize Your Potential…and to Help Others Reach Theirs, 41; Ch. 5, Commit to the Truth, 47; Ch. 6, Commit to the Values, 59; Ch. 7, Commit to “It’s All of Us”, 67; Ch. 8, Commit to Embrace Faults and Failures as Well as Opportunities and Successes, 75; Ch. 9, Commit to Sound Financial Principles, 81; Ch. 10, Commit to a Safe Space, 87; Ch. 11, Commit to “My Word Is My Bond”, 91; Ch. 12, Commit to Stand Strong When All Hell Breaks Loose, 95; Ch. 13, Commit to a Good Reputation, 101; PART TWO: WORKPLACE ACCOUNTABILITY, 107; Ch. 14, The Leader’s Commitments, 109; Ch. 15, Commit to Discover and Realize Your Potential…and to Help Others Reach Theirs, 117; Ch. 16, Commit to the Truth, 125; Ch. 17, Commit to the Values, 129; Ch. 18, Commit to “It’s All Of Us”, 137; Ch. 19, Commit to Embrace Faults and Failures as Well as Opportunities and Successes, 141; Ch. 20, Commit to Sound Financial Principles, 145; Ch. 21, Commit to a Safe Space, 149; Ch. 22, Commit to “My Word Is My Bond”, 153; Ch. 23, Commit to Stand With You When All Hell Breaks Loose, 157; Ch. 24, Commit to a Good Reputation, 161; Ch. 25, “Help! My Leader Is Not Accountable”, 165; Ch. 26, Why Accountability?, 175; PART THREE: BUILDING AN ACCOUNTABLE WORLD, 183; Ch. 27, Honor, 185; Ch. 28, Looking in the Mirror, 189; Ch. 29, Accountable Leaders Take a Stand for the Community, 195; Ch. 30, Accountable People Take a Stand for the Community, 201; Ch. 31, The Three Standards of an Accountable Legacy, 207; Ch. 32, “The Culture Is Second to None!”, 213; Ch. 33, The Love Factor, 223; Epilogue, 225; The 52 Accountability Principles, 229; Bonus Chapter Commitment to the Truth, 237; Index, 247
SAM SILVERSTEIN is founder and CEO of The Accountability Institute™ and the creator of the Certified Accountability Advisor™ designation. Sam’s mission is to build a more accountable world. He is the author of several books, including No More Excuses, Non-Negotiable, No Matter What, The Success Model, Making Accountable Decisions, The Lost Commandments, I Am Accountable, and The Theory of Accountability. Sam speaks internationally and works with teams from companies, government agencies, communities, and organizations both big and small to build workplace cultures that inspire and prioritize accountability. His clients include PetSmart, Kraft Foods, Pfizer, the United States Air Force, and United Way. Sam is the past president of the National Speakers Association and has been inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame.
