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We Need a Culture of Accountability
Episode 173

We Need a Culture of Accountability

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan discuss the importance of accountability in a company. A founder should be able to know how to instill accountability in their employees. The two main components to get accountability are ownership and cons

Startup Therapy

July 18, 202235m 44s

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Show Notes

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan discuss the importance of accountability in a company. A founder should be able to know how to instill accountability in their employees. The two main components to get accountability are ownership and consequences - having these things can make a huge difference in a company’s overall success.


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What to Listen For

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 00:09 Nobody else wants to be accountable
  • 02:01 Founders always have the higher stakes
  • 04:36 The challenge founders face is to get everyone accountable
  • 06:53 Consequences affect accountability
  • 09:31 Not being accountable does not mean safety
  • 11:25 What happens to a company with no accountability
  • 14:45 Two components to get accountability
  • 18:18 Owning the outcome 
  • 19:46 Effects of reward and recognition
  • 23:28 Visibility in a company
  • 26:15 Changing up plans where everyone can adjust
  • 28:55 When founders don’t understand the importance of their accountability
  • 31:05 Excuses are the most powerful solvent that dissolves accountability