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One Head to Pat, One Ass to Kick: Resetting Your Accountability

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BONUS EPISODE 🔥 Here's the truth: you can reset your standards, communicate them clearly, and feel great walking out of that conversation. But the moment someone misses the mark, that's where leadership actually starts.


In this episode, Marty and Em cover:


  • Why most leaders don't fail because they lack vision, they fail in the split-second moments when standards get tested
  • The difference between empowering your people and setting them up to fail
  • Why "bring everyone along for the journey" is often just an excuse for weak leadership
  • Single point accountability, the one thing that will change your team's performance faster than almost anything else
  • How to tell if you're in a weak accountability culture (and what to do about it)
  • The career link most leaders miss: leadership drives culture, culture drives performance


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