One of the most wonderous circumstances we can be privy to is the person who meets their deadlines; delivers what they promise; arrives on time for the meetings and asks great questions about the project when the details might not be as clear as they needed to be.

These people are gold in creating great products; new clients; confident colleagues and easily commanding our respect and trust.

Are you on time? On time with your project commitments or your monthly reports or your subordinates performance reviews or your promised detailed summary of the meeting you attended? If not, why not? Might be time to take a good long look at how you are being accountable or not.