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Accountability is more than just an action you take with a wayward teammate, or how you ensure that you reach your next big goal. Accountability is a commitment to yourself, your teammates, and your goals. A commitment to DO what needs to be done, to SAY what needs to be said, and to CHANGE what needs to change so that the standard, or your goals can be met. Though it can have a negative connotation at times, on championship teams it is a positive. It means you care enough to do things right–or help others do things right.

If you want to build championship accountability, your accountability needs to move in three directions. Let’s briefly look at each.

ME TO ME ACCOUNTABILITY.

The first person a leader must hold accountable is himself. If you can’t keep your word to yourself, how will you keep your word to someone else? When you commit

to a goal or to live to a certain standard, you have to be willing to stick to it whether someone is watching or not. That’s called integrity. Living in alignment with word and action is your own personal responsibility. You will have teammates who will encourage you along the way, but you must be willing to hold yourself accountable, first.

ME TO YOU ACCOUNTABILITY.

A leader must be willing to hold their teammates accountable for their actions. The better a teammate you are, the less you will let slide. A skipped rep here, and a shortcut there will snowball into a critical consequence if left unchecked. Calling a teammate out isn’t about you being better than them. It’s about loving them too much to let them bring anything less than their best.

YOU TO ME ACCOUNTABILITY.

You become a leader when you can receive accountability as well as you can give it. As talented–and let’s face it, careful– as you are, you will always be just one step away from a mistake. Whether it’s caused by a bad day, poor effort, or a dumb choice, you are never exempt from needing accountability. When you make a mistake and own it, you show your teammates that you are ready for leadership.

Accountability is a critical part of leadership. When done properly, it is one of the secret weapons a championship team can have.