Whatever Happened To Empowerment and Accountability?

Do you remember the days when those two words were used incessantly?

I do. There was a point in time when one would hear those two words an average of every 30 seconds. A few years ago, we were being empowered to do many things, or someone was speaking of empowering someone else to do some thing.

As to accountability, from politicians to ad men, from high to low, everyone sought accountability, but how many were truly held "accountable?"

Have we reached the point where we treat our language, our words, our thoughts like last year's fashion throwaways -- to be used for the moment and tossed aside to make way for current year's fashions?

Have those two words lost meaning since achieving the status of "has-been buzzwords?"

I certainly hope not!!