QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life

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He presents a powerful new perspective on the deep psychological mechanisms behind birthday parties, royal coronations, fire-walking and terrifying rites of passage. Reading the QBQ makes me think about my actual position as mother as employee and manager it makes me instantly think about my level of accountability right now and how it can make a difference. TheDeorhord by Hana Videen is a fascinating collection of medieval creatures large and small, and a delightful dive into Old English. Our need for ritual is primordial, and embracing its logic can help us connect, find meaning and discover who we are. another jewelry lady suggested this book to a few of us for our business, so i picked it up and finally decided to read it.

Huge difference between using personal accountability to solve a problem (which is what the book focuses on) and using personal accountability to initiate a conversation with others about working to solve the problem. Take an afternoon and read this short and focused book on personal accountability and you will start looking at “problems” as opportunities for improvement. I also agree that blame can become toxic but sometimes you do need to address a leaky pipe, rather than do what you can to mop up water but take no action to figure out where the leak is coming from. I learned a few of the principles in this book though my own failings earlier in life (okay, within the last 12 years) and truly believe in the power of personal accountability.

It is a fantastic reminder that I can make a tremendous different in the world, by focusing on the difference I need to make in me. This was a breath of fresh air and I made sure to take my time reading it, even though I wanted to blast through it.

So, when a "situation" arises, instead of trying to dodge blame or find an excuse, pose a question like "What can I do to help? Miller knows that the troubles that plague them cannot be solved by pointing fingers and blaming others. There are always trade offs right, but starting with a new team I found there were a few people in it that played the blame game actively and while some statements made might be true they weren't productive to getting work done.Yet in this book there were some stories that were either too demanding or too in depth about the Question behind the question. His easy-to-grasp theory is fairly one-dimensional and in the banquet of self-help books, it is more of an appetizer than an entrée. Even though there are risks involved in taking action, the alternative, inaction, is almost never the better choice.