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&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: normal;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Thereis a new sheriff in town and his name is:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Accountability.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Earlierthis week, this blog addressed the fact that executives and managers areencountering higher degrees of accountability, not just to bosses and boards,but also to employees.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Today, Iwill address the third client in the accountability triad:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;yourself.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: normal;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;That’sright – you!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;You are the one whogot you here, and it was your interest (obsession?) with yourself that probablymotivated you to accept an assignment as a manager, and maybe later as anexecutive.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Ego – I speak thyname.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;But then you learned tosubordinate ego in place of “service.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#183;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;“I am here toserve my team members, my employees who are really the heart and soul of thisoperation.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#183;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;“I serve at thepleasure of the Board.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#183;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;“I serve but twomasters:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;my spouse at home and myboss in the corner office.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#183;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;“I work for theshareholders of this great company – and for the tremendous employees who makeme look good every day.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: normal;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Soundfamiliar?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;It should because we’veall been conditioned to shoulder the yolk of service and subordinate not onlyour ego, but almost everything else except our paycheck (personal life,physical health, time with children, vacations, recreation).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Also importantly, many of us losetrack of our career.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;And withincreasing demands of accountability outlined in the previous two blogs, thechance of career consciousness taking a backseat &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;increase.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: normal;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Ifyou are a manager or executive, you are a Type A, goal-oriented,nose-to-the-grindstone grinder.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;But while you are busy grinding, and helping an organization worth ofemployees figure out their career happiness quotient, have you taken the timeand effort to assess your own situation?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Trust me, nobody else is.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;You have to be accountable to yourself and not lose that in thetremendous, new levels of accountability you have to everyone else.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;The world has changed so chances areyour world has changed too.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Haveyou taken stock?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Now’s the time.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;

Erik Sorenson

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