Leadership Lesson # 16

Take responsibility.

 

Fathers know that they won’t always be there to assume responsibility for their children, so they focus all their energies on raising their sons and daughters to have sense of responsibility for themselves. Being able to handle responsibility is one of the most important things that a child needs to learn in order to become a successful adult, but it is a complicated lesson because responsibility involves many things. Honoring our obligations and commitments and being accountable for our actions are two important aspects.

Work is all about responsibility. Each job has specific demands that must be met by the individual, but there are countless occasions when we must depend on other people to accomplish ...

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