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Personal Accountability

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Enjoyed it! Our management team has studied this book a chapter at a time for months now. It provokes great discussion and has helped us learn as individuals what responsibility is REALLY all about. There are many stories that encourage personal application. We have now switched to Miller's new book titled "QBQ! The Question Behind the Question." We're using this one for staff throughout the firm. Same powerful core content on personal accountability but a quicker read at only 115 pages. It's his "Who Moved My Cheese Version?" and is right on target with its message, speed, and impact.

This book is loaded with terrific stories that convey the content of Personal Accountability. Not one story is wasted. It's conversational style is a plus. The author's humor and delightful outlook on life come through, while the material is easy to read and life changing. It also applies to all people, both at work and at home. If you enjoy great sories and real life ideas, buy it.

The author assists the reader in identifying key words that may imply that the wrong question is being asked. He then provides learning steps to consider the real issues and questions in accountability. I found the book somewhat ponderous at times but also convicting. This book is suitable for management team book chapter reviews.

This book is worth its weight in gold. I have read many books in the area of self-improvement, and I must say this one is of the top. The author gets very personal and talks openly about his own personal accountability. Even though it was lengthy read, I did not find this book repetitive. The book is written in a style that it sounds like John is talking to you one on one. It's contains very powerful ideas, while at the same time it is extremely practical. I fully endorse this book.

Zev Saftlas, Author of Motivation That Works: How to Get Motivated and Stay Motivated &
Founder of www.CoachingWithResults.com

I oversee a realestate office of 50 sales associates & have used this book for several sales meetings regarding dealing with people. In this book the author shares stories and uses examples of people who really care to make a difference to others. Spending our time whinning, picking on & complaining about things is a waste of otherwise very useable energy that could be channeled towards a more positive experience for someone, including ourselves. Many, many lessons can be learned from reading this book and from these lessons hopefully some ideas of ways of enjoying what we do & taking personal responsibilty for a positive end result.

This well-written book can be a smack in the face if you are not ready to face some of your own failures. It smacked me good!

The author has a concise way of writing that makes this fit his audience very well. Most readers are probably "drivers" that want to get to the point. The author does that - his bottom line is - "Shut up and take responsibility for your own actions." He didn't say that, I am paraphrasing.

What I found fascinating was the thinking process this book will send you on. You may think you are contributing mightily to your organization - and you MIGHT be. But it is also your responsibility to raise the caliber of work among everyone around you. Raise your expectations of yourself and everyone else and watch what happens.

The author does a good job of getting you to look inward and then outward. Just a very well done book.

Reading the first 60 pages will give you the books content in summary form. By the time you have pushed through the next 240 you'll have to go back to remind yourself of what the point was of the book.

The idea of personal accountability IS conveyed very well and easy to understand in the format it is conveyed in. Some stories do drive the points home, but others are just stories.

If you like tales of goofy flight attendants, you'll love the book. If you are looking for a deeper message, stick to the 1st part of the text.