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	How can you be more accountable today?</h2>
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	You have personal values that guide how you achieve your goals&mdash;they help you dictate what&rsquo;s right and wrong, how you&rsquo;ll behave, how you make decisions, and so on. A company has values too. At Brion Energy they are: accountable, honourable, passionate and unified. They help us determine if we&rsquo;re on the right path to success. And while we aim to live our company values while at work, these values should equally resonate with us outside of the workplace.</p>
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	Accountability can mean something different to each person, but when push comes to shove the bottom line is accountability is the strength to step up and create a solution. Many people confuse or interchange the word responsibility with accountability. Responsibility can be bestowed, but accountability must be taken.</p>
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	<strong>5 Steps to Being More Accountable</strong></p>
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	1. <strong>Know you&rsquo;re fallible.</strong> No matter how good you are at walking the walk and talking the talk, no one is perfect. We all make mistakes and not one of us is better than the other. Owning this piece of knowledge is key in receiving compassion. You might want to hand out a little compassion along the way since it functions best as a two way street.</p>
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	2. <strong>Mirror, mirror on the wall&hellip; </strong>Look in the mirror and be honest with yourself. Admitting things to yourself first is the hardest, but once you come to terms with the &ldquo;you part,&rdquo; stepping up in the presence of others will be less painful no matter what the situation.</p>
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	3. <strong>Ditch the defense.</strong> If something negative happens during the planning and execution of a project, instead of giving in to our natural reaction of fight or flight response, step up and choose to begin the talk on how to solve any issues. Instead of reacting defensively, hear the concern or criticism and face it with honesty and care.&nbsp;</p>
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	4. <strong>Drop the semantics shield.</strong> If what&rsquo;s coming out of your mouth isn&rsquo;t a solution, but the word &ldquo;technically&rdquo; it&rsquo;s time to back the bus up. Someone who is accountable operates with integrity and has no use for the word &ldquo;technically.&rdquo;</p>
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	5. <strong>Have your cake and eat it too.</strong> It&rsquo;s as simple as team effort. If every person in an organization is aware of steps one through four daily, accountability is a piece of cake.</p>
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	If you get into the habit of measuring your actions against the person you most admire or the person you want to be and ask, &ldquo;What would that person do?&rdquo; you can begin to create daily accountability reminders. The combination of mentors, partners and a clear picture of our &ldquo;best-self&rdquo; can keep us functioning with earnest integrity, making us accountable pros.</p>
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	Brion Energy is a wholly owned and operated subsidiary of PetroChina Company Limited. Established in 2010, Brion is making bold strides in its aspirations to produce 400,000 bbl/d with minimal environmental impact.</p>
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	To learn more about these projects and current employment opportunities at Brion Energy, visit: <a href="http://www.buildingsomethingbig.com">www.buildingsomethingbig.com</a>.</p>
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