Accountability is not a consequence ... it's your competitive advantage! Early in the Minnesota Twins 2009 exhibition season, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire discovered a note on his desk from Justin Morneau, his star first baseman. It read: "Gardy: I forgot to run sprints after the workouts yesterday; I am fining myself." Next to the note was a hundred-dollar bill. Entrepreneur, author, and speaker Sam Silverstein asks: Is Justin Morneau accountable because he's a superstar or is he a superstar because he's accountable? In No More Excuses, Silverstein identifies the Five Accountabilities shared by all truly successful people and organizations. * Shows why accountability gives businesses and individuals the competitive edge * How to instill accountability throughout the enterprise * How the Five Accountabilities can support both values and strategic intent. * Includes interviews with 50 carefully chosen Accountability Masters from six continents and all walks of life--including academics, Fortune 500 CEOs, and Hall of Fame athletes. No More Excuses also features on-line resources for implementing and reinforcing each of the Five Accountabilities on a daily basis. Read it--and expand your own Accountability Zone!

No More Excuses: The Five Accountabilities for Personal and Organizational Growth

Business & Money

Silverstein, Sam

Business Culture

wiley

Do you ever find yourself questioning what you believe around issues that impact your life and business? Do you ever feel lost in your decisions? Are you ever frustrated in your lack of ability to take your life or business exactly where you know you want to go? Non-Negotiable is all about understanding what you believe, what you can control, what your mission is and ultimately taking your convictions to the level of Non-Negotiable. Based on the real life story of J. Pat Hickman, a man with a purpose, and the bank he leads, Happy State Bank, you will see firsthand what success looks like. Sam Silverstein, champion of accountability, presents the inspiring story of how J. Pat Hickman transformed a sleepy small town bank from one location and $10 million in assets into 34 locations and over $2.5 billion in assets by knowing what he believes and not negotiating on what he holds dear. In the process, he assembled a team of leaders that understand what great culture looks like and a bank full of motivated people who love what they do. Read this book to: 
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<li>Discover and define your own Non-Negotiables
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<li>Energize your ability to avoid distractions and make important decisions</li>
<li>Establish a culture that promotes personal and organizational accountability</li>
<li>Understand the power of true accountability</li>
<li>Unleash the power of knowing what it is you truly believe</li>
</ul>

Non-Negotiable: The Story of Happy State Bank & The Power of Accountability

Biography & History

Sound Wisdom

Accountability is not a way of doing. Accountability is a way of thinking. Those who achieve greatness know true accountability makes all the difference between success and failure. Based on extensive interviews with accountable leaders--from Fortune 500 CEOs to Hall of Fame athletes--No More Excuses identifies the five accountabilities of successful people and organizations. These tenets encourage accountability in others and performance at the highest level. When you willingly accept and embrace the five accountabilities, you encourage accountability in others and empower your teams to achieve at the highest level. The result is an organization focused on its fundamental values and committed, at the individual level, to achieving critical strategic goals. Whether you're a business owner, a top executive, or a team leader, accountability starts with you and trickles down to everyone else. If you want to build an organization that achieves its goals and beats the competition it's time for No More Excuses.

No More Excuses!: The Five Accountabilities for Personal and Organizational Growth

Management & Leadership

Do you ever find yourself questioning what you believe around issues that impact your life and business? Do you ever feel lost in your decisions? Are you ever frustrated in your lack of ability to take your life or business exactly where you know you want to go?\nNon-Negotiable is all about understanding what you believe, what you can control, what your mission is and ultimately taking your convictions to the level of Non-Negotiable.\nBased on the real life story of J. Pat Hickman, a man with a purpose, and the bank he leads, Happy State Bank, you will see firsthand what success looks like.\nSam Silverstein, champion of accountability, presents the inspiring story of how J. Pat Hickman transformed a sleepy small town bank from one location and $10 million in assets into 34 locations and over $2.5 billion in assets by knowing what he believes and not negotiating on what he holds dear. In the process, he assembled a team of leaders that understand what great culture looks like and a bank full of motivated people who love what they do.\nRead this book to: Discover and define your own Non-Negotiables Energize your ability to avoid distractions and make important decisions Establish a culture that promotes personal and organizational accountability Understand the power of true accountability Unleash the power of knowing what it is you truly believe

Non-Negotiable: The Story of Happy State Bank & The Power of Accountability (No More Excuses Series)

What would your life be like if you achieved all your goals? How do you overcome fear and inhibition in order to accomplish things that only before were unimaginable? What if you had a five-step system that you could plug any desire into and get immediate results? The Success Model outlines a five-step system you can use in any of the major seven areas of life. Learn to overcome fear, gain balance in your life, improve your communication skills and much more. The Success Model will leave you thirsty for personal growth, ready to achieve and positioned to teach those you lead.

The Success Model (No More Excuses)

To avoid the hassle of conventional weddings, many couples choose to elope and may think Las Vegas is their only option. Not so. Married couple and travel writers Lisa Tabb and Sam Silverstein have researched 25 lovely and exotic places through interviews and travel (even getting married themselves at 10 different locations) the promise romance, beauty, and the keeping of a couple's sanity. Each chapter includes sidebars on interesting activities, diversions, local customs for the newlyweds to discover. -- The average couple spends $17,000 and takes 17 months to plan a conventional wedding -- a trip to Kenya or Greece costs far less! -- 34 percent of couples getting married are doing so far a second time and often choose to elope. This demographic is older, has higher incomes, and likes to travel -- Destinations included in Beyond Vegas range from U.S. locations to the more exotic, such as Fiji, Scotland, Israel, and Mexico

Beyond Vegas: 25 Exotic Wedding and Elopement Destinations Around the World

Tabb, Lisa

Reference

Contemporary Books

The Power Of Choice examines ways to approach our life's choices and how we interact and affect others. It does this by focusing on the most substantial choices in our lives, how they impact us, and what decisions we can make to add value and meaning to them. Some people choose to let life happen. Some people make it happen. What's your choice?

The Power Of Choice

Health, Fitness & Dieting

STAR PUBLISHING

What would your life be like if you achieved all your primary desires? How do you overcome fear and inhibition in order to accomplish things only before were unimaginable? What if you had a five step system that you could plug any desire into and get immediate results!? 
The Success Model not only outlines a five step system you can use in any of the major seven areas of life but also details fifty-two key words that embellish the success philosophy. You will learn the same techniques that thousands of people have used to create success not only in business but also in the personal and social arenas of their lives. 
Through the use of interesting anecdotes and moving stories, Sam Silverstein paints a vibrant picture of what it takes to be successful. Then, with simple step-by-step instructions, Sam takes you through the process so you can implement these proven techniques in your life. 
Learn to overcome fear, gain balance in your life, improve your communication skills and much more. The Success Model will leave you thirsty for personal growth and ready to achieve. 
Sam's to-the-point style is fun and easy to follow. He has a knack for breaking even the most difficult tasks into three or four basic steps that you will be able to implement in your life today. Destined to be a huge best seller, this book will become the cornerstone of your personal growth library.

The Success Model; The Five Step System To Completely Revolutionize Your Life!

Star Pub

We struggle making decisions and most times we just wish someone would make them for us. What if that could all change and you could master the decisions you face in your life? The average person makes hundreds of decisions each day. They range from the ordinary and mundane to life altering events. Many decisions we are faced with have little affect on our lives. They deal with the simple problems and require simple choices. However, there are those decisions which impact our lives and the lives of those around us in very significant and consequential ways. In Making Accountable Decisions, Sam Silverstein presents ways to approach our life's decisions and how we interact and affect others. He does this be focusing on the most substantial decisions in our lives, how they impact us, and what decisions we can make to add value and meaning. Sam is the founder of The AccountabilityTM Movement and works with companies, government agencies and people around the world helping them build accountable cultures and live accountable lives. Building an accountable world is his life's mission. Some people choose to let life happen. Some people make it happen. What is your decision?

Making Accountable Decisions (No More Excuses)

"We are responsible for things?but we are accountable to people. When we discover our own unique purpose, and then make and keep personal commitments that support that purpose, that is accountability. If everyone in the Accountability Circle makes and keeps those commitments, then accountability becomes a way of life." -- Sam Silverstein?	THE ACCOUNTABILITY CIRCLE gives you a trusted group of Accountability Partners for your life, your career, and your business. They support you in identifying and acting on your Purpose, your Mission, and your Values?and you support them in turn.?	THE ACCOUNTABILITY CIRCLE is where you go to become the best person you can be. It is much more than a mastermind group. It goes far deeper than networking and sharing best business practices. It is about becoming a truly accountable person and a leader in your own life.?	THE ACCOUNTABILITY CIRCLE goes far beyond your current "circle of friends" ? and creates a powerful group of allies who are focused on your best interests, based on your unique purpose and mission.?	THE ACCOUNTABILITY CIRCLE is the ultimate personal development strategy and the critical leadership advantage.We all want to reach our potential, become the best version of ourselves, and get the most wepossibly can out of life. We all want to maximize our impact and leave a legacy that inspiresother people to be their best..For most of us, the problem is not that we are not trying to be our best. The real problem is that we are unable to see and understand fully what our very best can be. We may think that we have to create our own solutions and cannot ask for help. However, this vision of a self-reliant accountability is wrong. In fact, everything we have been taught about accountability is wrong. Accountability is not about having to prove ourselves, create some original idea, or live an independent life, and it is certainly not about "holding others accountable." Quite the contrary-accountability is all about commitments and interdependence.

The Accountability Circle: Discovering Your True Purpose, Potential, and Impact…with Accountability Partnerships

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