All core values
Performance
Accountability
Owning outcomes, not just activity. Honoring commitments and being transparent when they slip.
Behaviors
- Names a clear owner for every decision
- Reports status before being asked
- Acknowledges misses and proposes a fix
Anti-patterns
- Blaming process or other teams
- Vague 'we' instead of 'I'
- Quiet missed deadlines
Reinforce it with
- Public commitment tracking
- Weekly DRI updates
- Retrospectives that name owners, not just causes
Accountability is the soil trust grows in. Without it, every other value softens.