Chosen accountability transforms work from compliance to commitment. When people voluntarily say yes to a responsibility, they act from care, not coercion. This public, intentional choice builds trust, deepens ownership, and fosters partnership. It shifts the question from “Did you do what I told you?” to “Did you do what you said?” The Difference Between Responsibility and AccountabilityWe take … Continue reading Stop Making People Accountable. Let Them Choose It Change Insight
On accountability | Peter Block People: Peter Block (1)Peter Block Author, Consultant and SpeakerPosts: Peter Block (8)Connection Before Content Without relatedness, no work can occur Don’t Give Advice Especially when it is soughtIntroduction: Small Group Conversations Small groups are an essential building block to any future you want to createMeetings and Conversations Serve Two Purposes Continue reading Peter Block on Accountability Peter Block
Powerful questions are those that, in the answering, evoke a choice for accountability and commitment. | Peter Block Continue reading Powerful Questions Evoke a Choice for Accountability and Commitment Peter Block
The power to create a future requires us to choose to be accountable. To be accountable, among other things, means you act as an owner and part creator of whatever it is that you wish to improve. In the absence of this, you are in the position of effect, not cause … a powerless stance. To be accountable is to care for the well being of the whole … | Peter Block Continue reading Choose to Be Accountable Peter Block
A new future is created when each gathering (or meeting) becomes an opportunity to deepen accountability and commitment through engagement. It doesn’t matter what the stated purpose of the gathering is. Each gathering serves two functions: (1) to address its stated purpose and (2) to be an occasion for each person to decide to become engaged as an … | Peter Block Continue reading A Gathering Serves Two Functions Peter Block
Questions are more transforming than answers. The skill is getting the questions right. The traditional conversations that seek to explain, study, analyze, define tools, and express the desire to change others are interesting but not powerful. Questions open the door to the future and are more powerful than answers in that they demand engagement. Engagement in the right questions is what creates … | Peter Block Continue reading Questions Are More Transforming Than Answers Peter Block
In this book, Confronting Our Freedom, Peter Block and Peter Koestenbaum deliver an exciting and engaging new take on management and leadership. Drawing on recent events in the market and in the world, including the Great Resignation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and widespread digital transformation, the authors invite you to reimagine ideas of freedom and accountability Continue reading Confronting Our Freedom: Leading a Culture of Chosen Accountability and Belonging by Peter Block, Peter Koestenbaum (2023)
Make time to talk: Work is complex and time is tight; conversation is treated as optional and gets squeezed out; make time to talk early and often to prevent rework, build trust, and save time overall. Continue reading Make Time to Talk The lack of time for conversation is just an excuse
In life, we can choose to take responsibility in several ways. Most critically, we can choose to take ownership of the changes we wish to see in the world. Continue reading Responsibility We need to take responsibility for the changes we wish to see in the world
Introduction: Motivation and Engagement ** Motivation ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Commitment shapes our decisions and actions, but not all commitments are the same. Without true commitment, hesitation and uncertainty hold us back. The moment Continue reading What Commitment Really Means We are committed when we decide to do something without any expectation of return
Admit when you are wrong: We find it difficult to admit when we are wrong. Our relationships and personal development are negatively affected by this. What can we do to improve our ability to admit we’re wrong? Continue reading Owning Our Mistakes ** Learning how admitting we’re wrong strengthens relationships and personal growth
Trust is the force that holds our society together. It is the glue that connects us, builds communities, and is one of the foundations on which society depends. It is vital for society to function. Our civilization would collapse totally without it. Continue reading Exploring the Multifaceted Roles of Trust in Relationships and Society Without trust our civilization would collapse
We use the words responsibility and accountability loosely in everyday language, but what’s the difference? We take responsibility but are held accountable. We can not make someone responsible for something; we can only hold them accountable. Continue reading The Difference Between Responsibility and Accountability We take responsibility but are held accountable
The outcomes of a Knowledge Café are not tangible outcomes such as decisions, plans, or consensus. The outcomes are what the participants take away in their heads. Continue reading Knowledge Café Outcomes The outcomes are what you take away in your head
