State Of The Black Union: Accountability Ladder

Renamed the title:

Stay tuned.

Some people are going to eat a lot of crow.

8 Rungs Of Accountability

4 Rungs of Unaccountability

Blame others
Unconscious unaware
"I Can't"
"Wait and Hope"

Victims are people who don't know there is a problem, or who know there is a problem and blame someone else, or they say there is nothing they can do about it or they say they will wait it out and hopes it gets better.

4 Rungs of Accountability -- The Powerful

Making it happen
Owning the responsibility for making it happen whether people help you or not
Finding a solution
Acknowledge reality

Acknowledge problem, find the solution, take responsibility for making it happen whether you are helped or not and then you make it happen, you are accountable and the most powerful people do this.

This came about in parable form by Bruce Gordon telling a story about his son coming home from school and telling his father that he, the son, forgot about a project that is due the next day.

That's Bruce Gordon, head of the NAACP.

What!

This ain't about hawkin' the NAACP.
This isn't about supporting old school leadership.

This is about "reporting" what was said and documenting it for the next time, soon I bet, when someone from "the right" criticizes certain Blacks for not saying so and so or for not "saying anything about 'accountability'".

And that goes for Cosby too.

Comments

[Christopher Avery]

Nicely put—at least down through the story about Bruce Gordon. Thanks for relaying a story about someone—anyone—teaching about responsibility and accountability instead of placing themselves in the righteous position of saying who is and who isn't taking it, which in itself is an act of blame, one of your rungs of unaccountability.

The truth is that we all act in ways everyday that fit both of your ladders, the top one and the bottom one. Unfortunately, reporting on unaccountability sells more news, and that perpetuates the cycle.

If you are drawn to the power of those rungs, you might be interested in some significant research that explains the mental process by which people do or don't own problems in their (our) lives. You'll notice these themes of unaccountability and accountability in the Responsibility Process™ and in the Keys to Responsibility™. You can read about this research here (http://www.christopheravery.com/concept.htm)

I'd appreciate your comments. I'm willing to take responsibility for redefining the way we talk about personal responsibility in our world. I hope you will join me.