Holding Your Team Accountable

Holding Your Team Accountable

50mIntermediate2024-02-16

Authors

Daisy Lovelace

Daisy Lovelace

Professor, Consultant, and Coach

Course details

Explore ways to create a workplace culture of accountability that encourages trust, motivates high standards, and establishes credibility for leaders. Instructor Daisy Lovelace discusses the value of accountability in high-performing teams, and she outlines the consequences that can result when team members don't feel a sense of accountability. Daisy also offers insight into positive ways to make team members feel responsible with actionable techniques that promote accountability whether the team is virtual, in-person, or co-located.

Topics include:
- Setting up a team for success
- Setting expectations for a team
- Communicating clear objectives
- Tracking team performance
- Enforcing team expectations
- Rewarding strong performance
- Engaging difficult teammates

Skills covered

Talent ManagementLeadership SkillsWell-Being and Self-CareHuman ResourcesProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

Introduction

  • High-performing teams are accountable

Prepare Your Team for Success

  • What's your team's why
  • Connection to the team
  • Ownership of team deliverables
  • Trusting each other

Setting Expectations for Your Team

  • Communicating clear expectations
  • Delegating team tasks
  • Doing as you say
  • Tracking team performance

Enforcing Team Expectations

  • Rewarding strong performance
  • Allowing consequences for underperformance
  • Avoiding the use of fear as a motivator
  • Engaging difficult teammates
  • Coaching underperformance

Team Accountability in Various Work Configurations

  • Accountability in virtual teams
  • Accountability in cross-functional teams
  • Accountability in colocated teams

Conclusion

  • Accountable leadership
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