The document discusses the history and importance of accountability. It traces how the era of distrust began in the 1960s-1970s due to social changes and media. This led to more litigation and victimization. In the 1980s-1990s, people became more dependent on social systems and outrageous lawsuits and defenses emerged. The document advocates for creating accountable organizations by focusing on transparency, honesty, credibility, integrity and trust. It provides definitions and importance of these qualities and references additional resources on the topic of accountability.

2. Accountability
The quality or state of being subject to giving a
statement or explanation of one’s activities,
conduct, and discharge of commitments and
duties, or of underlying or explanatory reasons,
causes, grounds or motives.
What is Accountability?

3. How did we reach this Era of Distrust?

4. 1960’s
• Advocate social change
• Media promoting ideas that every American is
entitled to happiness (material things)
• Delinking rights and responsibilities

5. 1970
• Changes in the legal system (more litigation)
• Talk Shows – issue awareness as well as
exploitation of victims.

6. 1980’s and 1990’s
• Dependence on social system
• Ridiculous lawsuits
• Outrageous criminal defenses

7. The first years of 2000
• CEO’s and status figures exempt from rules

8. How do we creating an accountable
organization?

9. 100/0
100 Accountability /0 Excuses

10. What is the story behind 100 Accountability 0
Excuses? Watch the video below.

11. The Building Blocks of an
Accountable Organization
Transparency Honesty Credibility Integrity Trust

12. Transparency
 Share processes of the company
 Allow the public to view figures
 Encourage employees to ask questions
 Give honest answers

13. Honesty

14. Credibility

16. Trust

17. Let’s Travel the Road to
ACCOUNTABILITY
Together

18. References
• http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photos-word-cloud-accountability-
image36319013#res10507891
• 2005-2010, Velsoft Training Materials Inc., Metro Technology Centers
• http://plannedsuccess.com/pdfs_method/Accountability%20vs%20Responsibility.
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