QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life

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and its message of personal accountability works equally well for corporations, academia, nonprofits, churches, and government organizations. Miller believes that the troubles that plague organizations cannot be solved by pointing fingers and blaming others. Take an afternoon and read this short and focused book on personal accountability and you will start looking at “problems” as opportunities for improvement.

OF COURSE I agree that the only person you can change is yourself - and that is why personal accountability is so important because you can't change others, BUT if I don't have a fundamental understanding of WHY my company chose to do X or WHY my company hasn't implemented Y ----- then I probably don't have a very good idea of my employer's vision, direction, goal, target outcome, etc. the costly and all-too-common traps of complaining, victim thinking, entitlement, procrastination, finger-pointing, and blame are eliminated. John Miller poses a practical way to focus on what we can do to incorporate personal accountability into our everyday lives. Here's an integrity test for anyone who's part of an organiziation: Does what we say about our organization while we're at work match what we say at home?

Asking questions that begin with "What" or "How" and contain and "I" brings our focus back to ourselves. The Question Behind the Question and Flipping the Switch: Five Keys to Success at Work and in Life . Miller knows that the troubles that plague them cannot be solved by pointing fingers and blaming others. I also agree that blame can become toxic but sometimes you do need to address a leaky pipe, rather than do what you can to mop up water but take no action to figure out where the leak is coming from.

i decided to continue on and though i learned a lot and think what he's trying to teach people is great (but i still think he shouldn't have used that example! The Question Behind the Question® , Miller explains how negative, ill-focused questions like “Why do we have to go through all this change? Ask the wrong questions and we move backwards into blaming others, protecting ourselves, and rationalizing failure.an organisational development company dedicated to making personal accountability a core value for organisations and individuals. It's about "personal" accountability, however, so let's assume we get to define for ourselves to what values and standards we are accountable, and that we possess the self-respect and analytical prowess to push back when warranted. This remarkable and timely book provides a practical method for putting personal accountability into daily actions, with astonishing results: problems are solved, internal barriers come down, service improves, teams thrive, and people adapt to change more quickly. This version features a new foreword, revisions and new material throughout, and a section of FAQs that the author has received over the years. TheDeorhord by Hana Videen is a fascinating collection of medieval creatures large and small, and a delightful dive into Old English.

with more than one million in print—is a quick, meaningful read and perfect for the busy person … at work or at home! I recently left the company I had been working for the last twelve years and the awesome team I had cultivated there.Christmas is just around the corner, but DON’T PANIC: we’re here to provide you with the ultimate festive gifting inspiration, and remind you that books are certainly the easiest presents to wrap…! It was a timely read because I've been feeling mopey and blamey recently, and as I navigate what's depression and what's self-sabotage, sometimes it's good to have crotchety, completely un-self-aware, story-wandering grandpa at your side saying, "Suck it up. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.