Holding Your Team Accountable
50mIntermediate2024-02-16
Authors

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
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