UPBUILDING THE SELF

Our Complicated Relationship with Accountability

Do you like being held accountable? Do you like holding others accountable? In this episode, Vipin, Hari Prasada, and Rasanath delve into different aspects of accountability. They explore the often anxiety-inducing way that accountability is viewed, how it can be misapplied,  what makes for a more empowering approach, and the need for partnership in the process. This episode will help increase your desire for accountability and counter the strong tendency toward its avoidance.

Podcast Hosts: Hari Prasada, Rasanath and Vipin

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Highlights

  • [01:20] Our complicated relationship with accountability

  • [03:50] What is accountability?

  • [05:50] Accountability in organizational settings

  • [09:00] The most helpful tool for growth

  • [10:40] The spirit of accountability

  • [14:00] Responsibility vs. accountability

  • [16:50] Rasanath and Hari Prasada’s shared experience with accountability

  • [20:50] The importance of desire

  • [29:30] Respecting our commitments

  • [36:40] Using accountability effectively in the workplace when holding others accountable

  • [47:10] Misapplying accountability

  • [60:00] Final guidance and closing thoughts

Quotes

  • “Accountability is the desire to make good on your commitment to yourself and the structure that will enable you to do that.” - Hari Prasada

  • “Accountability is a measure of my sense of responsibility.” - Rasanath

  • “Any relationship that requires commitment has accountability in it.” - Rasanath

  • “The first thing for accountability to work in the healthiest way is there has to be mutual participation.” - Rasanath

  • “Accountability must always be executed with respect according to the people and the principles.” - Hari Prasada

  • “...It's clear to me that…when there is no accountability…our progress can be nonexistent…random, and…chaotic.” - Vipin

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About the podcast: Two former monks, a former startup founder and CEO, and a former equity derivatives trader dive into how to be our best selves, free from the ego. Our egos are the identities we create for ourselves and wish the world to validate, but when we are not seen as we want to be, we feel insecure. This podcast lives at the intersection of leadership and spirituality. It will help you understand your ego and shed light on your inner world so that you can act with greater clarity, compassion, and the freedom to be your best self.

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