http://www.ozprinciple.org/blog/culture/a-tale-of-two-cultures CONTINUING THE ACCOUNTABILITY CONVERSATION Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:14:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.ozprinciple.org/blog/culture/a-tale-of-two-cultures/comment-page-1#comment-97 Bill Bartmann Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:14:15 +0000 http://www.ozprinciple.org/blog/?p=53#comment-97 Cool site, love the info. Cool site, love the info.

]]> http://www.ozprinciple.org/blog/culture/a-tale-of-two-cultures/comment-page-1#comment-93 Bill Bartmann Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:24:03 +0000 http://www.ozprinciple.org/blog/?p=53#comment-93 Great site...keep up the good work. Great site…keep up the good work.

]]> http://www.ozprinciple.org/blog/culture/a-tale-of-two-cultures/comment-page-1#comment-19 David Nelson Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:51:54 +0000 http://www.ozprinciple.org/blog/?p=53#comment-19 A Culture of Accountability is paramount to a company's long term success. It is the very foundation by which it is ulitmately measured. To some accountability is saying, "I made the mistake. My bad." and that's it. There is no ownership of the mistake beyond that acknowledgment nor action to elimate those mistakes in the future. Accountability means maintenence of integrity at every step in the process - from the first draft to the final product. It means researching cause and effect of each action and how that may affect the customer in down the road. It would appear Countrywide failed to embrace the concept of accountability - at every level. In business, even the smallest voice of truth can make a differece. Accountable cultures nourish that input from the bottom up, and rely on it for sustained success. I've read The OZ Principle, and have passed it out to several co-workers over the years. It is a good tool to look inward as both a company and as individuals, and begin the transistion to full corporate accountability. A Culture of Accountability is paramount to a company’s long term success. It is the very foundation by which it is ulitmately measured.
To some accountability is saying, “I made the mistake. My bad.” and that’s it. There is no ownership of the mistake beyond that acknowledgment nor action to elimate those mistakes in the future. Accountability means maintenence of integrity at every step in the process – from the first draft to the final product. It means researching cause and effect of each action and how that may affect the customer in down the road.
It would appear Countrywide failed to embrace the concept of accountability – at every level.
In business, even the smallest voice of truth can make a differece. Accountable cultures nourish that input from the bottom up, and rely on it for sustained success.
I’ve read The OZ Principle, and have passed it out to several co-workers over the years. It is a good tool to look inward as both a company and as individuals, and begin the transistion to full corporate accountability.

]]> http://www.ozprinciple.org/blog/culture/a-tale-of-two-cultures/comment-page-1#comment-18 Ian Wilson Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:03:41 +0000 http://www.ozprinciple.org/blog/?p=53#comment-18 I loved the following point you made in this post, "Not surprisingly, when a company allows both accountable and unaccountable cultures to develop inside its organization, disaster is always sure to follow." An accountable culture is the way to go! I loved the following point you made in this post, “Not surprisingly, when a company allows both accountable and unaccountable cultures to develop inside its organization, disaster is always sure to follow.” An accountable culture is the way to go!

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