Remove Your Team’s Excuses for Failure

Posted to LinkedIn 10/13/25

It’s unreasonable to hold people accountable for performance if you’ve given them built-in excuses for failure.

A manager’s first responsibility isn’t to bark orders — it’s to remove every reasonable obstacle that prevents their team from succeeding.

Your job is to:
✅ Provide the tools, information, and support needed to win.
✅ Communicate expectations clearly.
✅ Follow up consistently.

Because without the right tools or clarity, accountability turns into resentment. And accountability is foundational to building culture.

True leadership means enabling performance, not just demanding it.

Eliminate excuses → enable accountability → drive performance.

That’s how winning companies are built.