The consistent and continuous speed at which you work,  (i.e., complete activities to achieve your objectives), is your pace.  It can vary from fast to slow. 

Pace is a critical determining factor relative to overall success.  From a highlevel conceptual perspective, too slow can diminish the impact while too fast can impact the overall quality. 

Determining Optimal Pace

The pace at which tasks are executed is often just a conscious decision.  Environmental factors often drive the pace of activity and you just go along. 

Accepting the default approach to your pace has some drawbacks.  The obvious attributes of impact (timeliness) versus quality figure significantly in this determination.

Proactively figuring out the best pace based on the standard value equation (effort/outcome) and then proceeding accordingly ultimately impacts the overall level of the accomplishment. 

Basically, going fast or slow and all points in-between can dramatically effect the outcomes.

Accountability for the Results

A key contributing factor to your ability to own the accountability for results is the pace of execution. This applies from conceptualization through planning to completion.  

Accepting the default pace of the changes you participate in will be easier most of the time, but your level of success might not be where it could be.  

Focus on achievement, consider the pace at which you are proceeding and adjust ongoing to achieve optimal results.