{"id":4917,"date":"2016-02-18T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T00:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev-peopletekcoaching.pantheon.io\/?p=400"},"modified":"2021-10-14T21:38:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T21:38:06","slug":"improving-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peopletekcoaching.com\/staging\/2016\/02\/18\/improving-accountability\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Holding ourselves and others accountable is not a new topic in the workplace, or at home for that matter, and is often a struggle for leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Henry J. Evans, author of <em>Winning With Accountability<\/em> says:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accountability is about high performance and not fear or stress.<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s about holding yourself (and others) to a standard that improves performance.<\/li>\n<li>When holding someone accountable we must recognize and respect the power of intention (this allows all staff to hold one another accountable regardless of title or level)<\/li>\n<li>Continually ask \u201cHow am I doing\u201d?<\/li>\n<li>Set crystal clear expectations.<\/li>\n<li>When things don\u2019t go as planned, ask yourself:\n<ul>\n<li>Where did I fail to clearly communicate?<\/li>\n<li>Who did I forget to include in the process?<\/li>\n<li>What solution can I provide?<\/li>\n<li>What can I do to obtain more information to make a sound decision?<\/li>\n<li>What could have I done better or differently to improve the results?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA culture of accountability makes a good organization great\u00a0and a great organization unstoppable\u201d.<br \/>\n&#8211;Henry J. Evans<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sometimes we just get stuck, sometimes we make excuses, and sometimes we fall into an \u201cif only\u201d mode where we justify our lack of action by saying things would be different \u201cif only&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So, what else can we do? John G. Miller (author of <em>QBQ!<\/em>) suggests answering the following questions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What can\u00a0I\u00a0do today to move forward?<\/li>\n<li>How can\u00a0I\u00a0change me?<\/li>\n<li>What can\u00a0I\u00a0do to be my best?<\/li>\n<li>How can\u00a0I\u00a0solve this problem?<\/li>\n<li>What can\u00a0I\u00a0do to let go of what I cannot change?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Do any of these questions resonate for you or perhaps could be asked of a team member? 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