This podcast episode explores the importance of personal accountability in leadership and everyday life. The speaker shares a personal story about taking accountability for their children's time management issues and highlights the need for leaders to reflect on their own actions. The episode introduces three powerful habits for elevating performance: don't blame, look in the mirror, and engineer the solution. It emphasizes the destructive effects of blame on teamwork and problem-solving and encourages proactive problem-solving through systems thinking. The section ends with commercial advertisements for the Palo Verde Generating Station, the Defender 110 vehicle, and support from Northwestern Mutual and Capital One Bank.
