Quotes about Accountability
When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders.
— Simon Sinek
The administration of government, like a guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those who confer, not of those who receive the trust.
— Cicero
Trust doesn't develop from always doing the right thing. Trust comes from taking responsibility when we do the wrong thing.
— Simon Sinek
Quality effective leaders have the confidence to trust others to try, succeed, and sometimes to fail.
— Simon Sinek
Trust is equal parts character and competence... You can look at any leadership failure, and it's always a failure of one or the other.
— Stephen Covey
Whether you're on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can't trust one another there's going to be trouble.
— Stephen Covey
Over time, I have come to this simple definition of leadership: Leadership is getting results in a way that inspires trust.
— Stephen Covey
We have to restore trust between communities and the police.
— Hillary Clinton
When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself as public property.
— Thomas Jefferson
You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.
— William Wilberforce
Leaders should be able to Stand Alone, Take the Heat, Bear the Pain, Tell the Truth, and Do What's Right
— Max De Pree
Trust grows when people see leaders translate their personal integrity into organizational fidelity. At the heart of fidelity lies truth-telling and promise-keeping.
— Max De Pree