☛ Acknowledge.

☛ Get that it is all your responsibility.

☛ Gather honest advisors to hold you accountable for your behavior.

☛ Identify your limits.

☛ Create measurable performance criteria for your executive team, including yourself.

☛ Ask your direct reports, your board of directors and anyone else you work with for feedback a couple of times a year.

☛ Videotape yourself receiving bad news.