Great coaching leaders know how to hold people accountable in a way that is firm yet fair, though not unreasonable and demanding.  You get the picture?  If we are going to achieve high results then we obviously have to be very good at creating accountability.

Troy Aikman, the former quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, tells a great story about Coach Jimmy Johnson’s ability to hold people accountable.  After winning their first play-off game in years, Aikman was detained by jubilant reports.  Coach Johnson, realizing that the team’s star performer was not on the bus on time, instructed the driver to leave the stadium.  Aikman said that he was never late for the bus again.