Archive for the "Responsibility" category

The Onion spoofs the mindset of Obligation

This headline just reported by The Onion (picked up from Twitter. By the way, The Onion’s Twitter id is “theOnion”, mine is “christopheraver”):
Top Story On John McCain Run Out Of Obligation | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source

It’s an hilarious spoof on the mindset of “obligation” in the Responsibility Process™. It truly portrays what […]

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Do You Think All Responsibility Is Personal?

Everyday google-bots comb the net bringing me posts by journalists, bloggers, politicos, celebs and others about responsibility and accountability. 99.54% of it is terribly uninteresting, mainly Lay Blame rants along the lines of “when is someone going to take responsibility and accountability for (name your injustice)?” That should help you understand why I want to […]

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Team Leadership Communication Skills for Team Building - Show Notes

I just finished my Blog Talk Radio show Lead Team Succeed. Today’s segment was Team Leadership Communications Skills for Team Building. You are probably listening to it now if you have your sound on.

In this hour-long show I shared some of the most important truths I’ve learned in 17 years of studying and teaching team […]

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Tame Your Teenager interview is tonight

I’ll be Mark Todhunter’s guest tonight for a free tele-seminar and webcast about how to raise responsible kids by teaching them how personal responsibility works in their minds. It will be an important and valuable discussion.
Even if you can’t attend live tonight you can go ahead and find out how to access the replay later.
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Answers to Why People Refuse to Accept Responsibility

Ask Christopher Avery, my monthly “first Tuesday” Blog Talk Radio show (which you are listening to right now), this month addressed six important questions submitted by listeners. Maybe I’ll answer your question next time…

Q: Why do so many folks refuse to accept personal responsibility, preferring to pass blame onto their spouse, business partner, children, etc.?
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