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No More Excuses: The Five Accountabilities for Personal and Organizational Growth
Accountability is not a way of doing. Accountability is a way of thinking. Those who achieve greatness know true accountability makes all the difference between success and failure. Based on extensive interviews with accountable leaders--from Fortune 500 CEOs to Hall of Fame athletes--No More Excuses identifies the five accountabilities of successful people and organizations. These tenets encourage accountability in others and performance at the highest level. When you willingly accept and embrace the five accountabilities, you encourage accountability in others and empower your teams to achieve at the highest level. The result is an organization focused on its fundamental values and committed, at the individual level, to achieving critical strategic goals. Whether you're a business owner, a top executive, or a team leader, accountability starts with you and trickles down to everyone else. If you want to build an organization that achieves its goals and beats the competition it's time for No More Excuses.
234 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2009
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About the author
Sam Silverstein
8 books23 followersHall of Fame accountability and leadership keynote speaker, Sam Silverstein is one of the World's Top 10 Organizational Culture Professionals. (link to https://globalgurus.org/organizationa...) This best-selling author on leadership, shows organizations how to innovate their culture, live their core values and inspire accountability throughout the entire operation.
As a former executive and business owner in manufacturing and distribution, Sam led a team of 175 employees. During his tenure, the company grew organically by 475% over 12 years, with total sales over $100 million attracting a Fortune 500 company to purchase the enterprise.
Today, Sam writes, speaks, and consults with organizations around the globe inspiring them to think differently, work with renewed purpose, and achieve record-breaking results. He works with entrepreneurs, multi-national companies, corporations, and government agencies to drive increased engagement and productivity.
The author of 11 books including No More Excuses, No Matter What, Non-Negotiable, Making Accountable Decisions, I Am Accountable, and The Success Model, he is the founder of The Accountability Institute™ and The Certified Accountability Advisor™. His organization is focused on building powerful communities filled with like-minded people who know and live their values and honor their commitments. To that end, Sam hosts Accountability Roundtables™ inspiring and challenging the people in these communities to think differently.
Sam’s mission is to empower people to live accountable lives, transform the way they do business, and thrive at extraordinary levels. By challenging leaders to shift priorities, cultivate an organizational culture, and inspire both individuals and teams to take ownership in fresh and results-producing ways – he is helping companies dramatically increase productivity, profitability, and growth.
Originally from Atlanta, Sam has a Bachelor’s Degree in business from the University of Georgia and an MBA from Washington University. He is a Past President of the National Speakers Association. Sam is married with four children and currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri.
As a former executive and business owner in manufacturing and distribution, Sam led a team of 175 employees. During his tenure, the company grew organically by 475% over 12 years, with total sales over $100 million attracting a Fortune 500 company to purchase the enterprise.
Today, Sam writes, speaks, and consults with organizations around the globe inspiring them to think differently, work with renewed purpose, and achieve record-breaking results. He works with entrepreneurs, multi-national companies, corporations, and government agencies to drive increased engagement and productivity.
The author of 11 books including No More Excuses, No Matter What, Non-Negotiable, Making Accountable Decisions, I Am Accountable, and The Success Model, he is the founder of The Accountability Institute™ and The Certified Accountability Advisor™. His organization is focused on building powerful communities filled with like-minded people who know and live their values and honor their commitments. To that end, Sam hosts Accountability Roundtables™ inspiring and challenging the people in these communities to think differently.
Sam’s mission is to empower people to live accountable lives, transform the way they do business, and thrive at extraordinary levels. By challenging leaders to shift priorities, cultivate an organizational culture, and inspire both individuals and teams to take ownership in fresh and results-producing ways – he is helping companies dramatically increase productivity, profitability, and growth.
Originally from Atlanta, Sam has a Bachelor’s Degree in business from the University of Georgia and an MBA from Washington University. He is a Past President of the National Speakers Association. Sam is married with four children and currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri.
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May 13, 2015
One piece of simple advice that probably most everybody is familiar with stretched out to fill an entire book. Make nor more excuses and also stop accepting other's excuses and stories, says Sam Silverstein. By accepting someone else's excuses and failure stories however compelling they may sound, we compromise our own accountability. There is always something you can do to try to move closer to your goal(s). The author calls this 'managing the process'. The ideas presented in the book are highlighted with many examples. This important yet timeless topic could be revisited in a much more condensed way. However, the book is a worthwhile read if the reader would like reinforcement of this concept.
May 26, 2022
В книгата са разгледани различни концепции за личен и професионален успех от общо срещаните - ставай рано, взимай студени душове, визуализация и др. Определено дава храна за размисъл.
Не ми хареса, че се набляга повече на лидерството и организационното израстване, отколкото на личното.
Не ми хареса, че се набляга повече на лидерството и организационното израстване, отколкото на личното.
December 29, 2020
The biggest waste of time for real estate agents. This book has given me no information about liability, past common sense.
Some of the examples were alittle far fetched aswell. Example: a father books a business seminar on the night of his daughter's graduation, after promising to go to both. Instead of rebooking the seminar or canceling it, he buys a last minute $10,000 plane ticket. I have flown enough in my life to know that a plane ticket on a public airline is not anywhere near $10,000. Buying last minute usually makes it cheaper.
I got this book from a thrift store and it's going right back for the next sucker who thinks this book may be beneficial.
Some of the examples were alittle far fetched aswell. Example: a father books a business seminar on the night of his daughter's graduation, after promising to go to both. Instead of rebooking the seminar or canceling it, he buys a last minute $10,000 plane ticket. I have flown enough in my life to know that a plane ticket on a public airline is not anywhere near $10,000. Buying last minute usually makes it cheaper.
I got this book from a thrift store and it's going right back for the next sucker who thinks this book may be beneficial.
February 25, 2020
I really enjoyed this book. Great principles for life and work and how you are accountable. It goes deeper though and provides a lot of food for thought that I felt I was able to apply to my current work and life.
December 15, 2022
Took me forever on this book, This book is common sense. It was boring and probably the worst business book I have read.
July 4, 2013
Excellent concept - lots of examples of accountable people - a little bit too much "fluff" though. Definitely the right idea - be accountable to yourself and your commitments and everything improves!
April 9, 2015
If you have explored his topic in the past you will not find a whole lot of new information. The writing was pretty inspiring though. As in was reading it I did windshield wanting to hold my self accountable for goals. So for inspiration this book would be worth the read.
April 1, 2013
My favorite professional development book.
March 22, 2015
Good for people who start a business
This is more about managing a business than ones life. A bit disappointed in the book. Maybe good for beginners.
This is more about managing a business than ones life. A bit disappointed in the book. Maybe good for beginners.
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October 28, 2015I noticed that there are less pages in the book than recorded her
January 24, 2018
Read it for a presentation at work. He gives great excerpts of interviews he conducted. Definitely a managerial self-help book, but very relatable and easy to read.
April 2, 2013
I liked the chapter about relationships. Fast, easy read.
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