Positive Accountability™ Goods / Services Description (USPTO-Ready Language) Educational services, namely providing leadership-development workshops, executive and team-coaching programs, organizational training, and facilitated learning experiences focused on establishing accountability practices grounded in trust, support, and shared responsibility using a proprietary three-step framework; downloadable and printed educational materials, including books, workbooks, assessments, facilitation guides, and coaching tools featuring structured conversations, behavioral standards, and review practices for strengthening accountability, performance, and team culture. Basis for Trademark Positive Accountability™ is a proprietary leadership and team-performance framework developed by Bryan Powell that redefines accountability as a supportive, shared, and growth-oriented practice, rather than a fear-based or punitive mechanism. Unlike traditional accountability models that rely on authority, pressure, or compliance, Positive Accountability™ operationalizes accountability through a three-step, team-centered process that aligns mindset, co-created standards, and ongoing review. The framework helps teams drive results while preserving trust, psychological safety, and engagement. This methodology is consistently used across books, coaching engagements, workshops, and leadership programs as a source-identifying system for building accountability cultures that sustain performance over time. 🔍 Why This Is Trademarkable ✔ Distinctive While “accountability” is a common leadership term, Positive Accountability™ functions as a named and defined framework that intentionally contrasts with fear-based or authoritarian accountability models. The mark identifies a specific approach to accountability, not accountability in general. ✔ Original Structure and Framing You have created: A clearly named accountability philosophy A three-step activation model (Mindset → Shared Standards → Review & Flex) Structured team-based conversations and prompts Defined language shifts that replace blame with support A repeatable rhythm for reinforcing accountability over time This transforms a broadly used concept into a coachable, repeatable behavioral system. ✔ Integrated Into a Broader Branded Ecosystem Positive Accountability™: Reinforces psychological safety and trust Supports healthy debate and ownership Feeds directly into the Team Contract™ Aligns with the Collective Leadership Model™ Helps close the Teaming Inefficiency Gap™ by addressing follow-through without fear Its role within The Efficient Frontier of Teaming™ ecosystem demonstrates consistent, source-identifying use. ✔ Delivered as a Commercial Educational Product The framework is delivered through: Book chapters and written leadership content Facilitated team workshops and off-sites Executive and team coaching engagements Leadership training programs and toolkits Structured review conversations embedded into operating rhythms USPTO favors marks tied to repeatable, commercialized educational and coaching systems, which this framework clearly represents. Summary Positioning Statement (Internal Use) Positive Accountability™ is a proprietary leadership framework that enables teams to drive results through shared ownership, supportive standards, and ongoing reflection—transforming accountability from a source of fear into a catalyst for trust, engagement, and sustained performance. Strategic Note This mark pairs naturally with: The Three Commitments™ (foundation of mindset and behavior) Psychological Safety Activation Framework™ (environment) Team Contract™ (formalized standards and agreements) Together, they form a clean progression: mindset → behavior → accountability → execution.