I agree with you, here. I thought this was a decent article, too, giving the real-life example of someone being textbook accountable and someone else, not so much. There was a different article, though, that I feel reflected much more efficiently, the process of personal growth, which I deem important for personal accountability, and the foundations of it. So kind of with your statement, I agree that as far as developing a sense of accountability, yes guy 1 has some things to learn (in the workplace, especially/specifically).