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Accountability Articles

Below is a collection of Personal Accountability Articles also known as "QBQ! Quick Notes". These articles are written by John Miller, the author of "QBQ! The Question Behind the Question"

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List of Accountability Articles

Training Do's and Don'ts
I have been in the training industry since 1986, and there's something I know that you probably know, too: Most training fails.

Yes, fails. Too often training makes no difference. It adds no value, creates no change—and in the end, is a cost rather than an investment. Why? Because both buyers and sellers make mistakes. And in the current economy, we can't afford mistakes... [read more]

QBQ! Boundaries: Saying No
It was 1974 and I was a 16-year-old driver cruising down Cayuga Street in Ithaca, N.Y. in my 1962 AMC Rambler (no laughing, please). And when I say "cruising," I mean going 15 mph in small town stop-and-go traffic. Something caught my eye to the left; a distraction on the sidewalk. While my eyes were off the road for less than a second—BAM!—I plowed into the rear bumper of the car ahead of me. Oh, man, my first accident.
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