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Upon Conducting Self – Assessment for accountability measurements, the chapters I scored most yes were; choosing what and if I scored three out of the five and Mastered my stories where I also scored three out of five—choosing what and if constitutes choosing the right problem and determining the right time to address. Indeed, some discussions can quickly put someone into unnecessary arguments, which can destroy a relationship. To avoid these arguments, I tend to put off specific discussions for s longer time than I should (Patterson, Grenny, Maxfield, McMillan, Switzler 2013). Sometimes I engage myself in confrontations, especially when people annoy me. Still, after a while, I comet realize that I only argued about an easy problem and not probably a real problem as it should be. In correspondence, I often believe that parts of my life will probably improve if I can figure out I can talk about specific hot topics without acing too much risk.

Secondly, regarding the mastery of my story, when I am less kind to people who do things that are mean or selfish, I always convince myself that they deserved it. I have to admit that occasionally, I do wonder if I am too quick to anger. Further, I blamed other people for some problems at times, but later on, I realized that I was partially responsible.

Observably, VMS gives an insight into patterns I have when handling issues of accountability. Before attempting to confront someone, one always takes some moment to internalize the issue and determine if the issue to be addressed the main problem and if it is, then how to make the confrontation. After the analysis, then followed self-decision on whether it will be appropriate to confront or hold back to avoid unnecessary arguments resulting from the confrontation. Notable signs that will show that someone is dealing with a wrong problem include; if the solutions made does not achieve what was intended, if the discussions are constantly repeating the same issue and if someone is increasingly getting upset. Patterns can make issues becomes complicated and challenging to solve. For instance, one time in my confrontation with my younger brother, I had to point out different circumstances when his nature of procrastination made him fail to do assignments in time and was always performing poorly in class. Undesirable repetitive patterns of behaviour can escalate conflicts in a confrontation. In many cases, when one party points out repetitive undesirable behaviour in the other party, the other party also points out his/her pattern, leading to the escalation of the issue.

Regarding improving my accountability to myself and others that I navigate lousy behaviour, the best practices that can ring positive deviation begin by analyzing different people who found themselves in the same situation but found a desirable solution to produce better results. We can consult these people or analyze the actions that made them stand out among their peers to include steps, procedures and practices they employed in problem-solving than other less successful people did not employ. By analyzing these people, we can improve our behaviours either at home, school or any environment. After learning from these people and improving our behaviours and actions, we can also teach the same to other people who were also lagging. Further, we should ask our leaders and superior the most successful people they have handled, and after that, we should find these people and learn about their ways to achieve success. Thus, it will also be easier to teach others the same.

Additionally, we should engage ourselves in crucial conversations to ensure that our discussions are about the right problem (Agyemang, O’Dwyer, Unerman, Awumbila 2017). Additionally, during the discussions, we need to ensure that the thought rushing in our minds is positive thoughts that help us see someone as a person and not a villain; this can only be achieved by learning to have substantial control over our thoughts and emotion. Additionally, I will consider becoming highly responsible in all environments by doing all tasks within the given duration and at the highest expected level (Mazzarell, Reinecke, Noveck, Mercier 2018). Practising this consistently will be incorporated into my character, and if I eventually become, I will train people on the same.

References

Patterson, K., Grenny, J., Maxfield, D., McMillan, R., & Switzler, A. (2013). Crucial accountability. Leadership Excellence, 30(8), 5-6.

Agyemang, G., O’Dwyer, B., Unerman, J., & Awumbila, M. (2017). Seeking “conversations for accountability”. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal.

Mazzarella, D., Reinecke, R., Noveck, I., & Mercier, H. (2018). Saying, presupposing and implicating: How pragmatics modulates commitment. Journal of Pragmatics, 133, 15-27.