Accountability Starts With You Are you a manager who struggles to get accountability right within your organization Have you been faced with the need to hold someone accountable and either bulldozed your way through the encounter or talked yourself out of it with excuses like Ive already tried that or Its too risky If youve ever done a poor job of holding others accountable this book can help you feel more comfortable with how you gain ownership from employees.Own Up addresses the big myths everyday hesitations and all the other stories we tell ourselves about what it means and how much time and effort it takes to create a culture of responsibility. Author Jennifer Thero Longs central insight is that lack of clarity around ownership is responsible for all the drama that accountability conversations done poorly entail. Its the drama and not actual accountability that demands our extra attention time and energy.