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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Scapegoating often has little to do with you and everything to do with their fear of repercussions, a desperate bid to save their reputation or a team culture that sidesteps accountability. Others launch a deliberate campaign to ensure some unsuspecting nice guy gets the blame. And of course, neither of these helps you.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Intentionally Amplify with Celebration and Accountability Everyone can see you and your team model the culture. Now it’s time to build momentum with celebration and accountability. Celebration and accountability are two sides of the same coin. When you don’t, follow through with accountability: what can you learn for next time?

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DECEMBER 30, 2024

No More Vague Reports: How to Give Useful Information (September 2024) As is with many of our articles, we wrote this one in response to a frustrated CEO, asking to help us fix this problem with his team. Read here Why it clicked: Most employees were never taught the art of effective reporting and readouts.

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MAY 5, 2025

Before you make a request or recommendation, ask yourself: What results is my manager accountable for? What does my manager seem most accountable for? This approach, called two-level thinking , helps you align your communication with organizational priorities. What is their manager focused on? What goals do they need to achieve?

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Are we closing the loop with both celebration and accountability ? Do we practice direct, timely accountability? During these sessions, be prepared to either celebrate success or have an accountability conversation. Theres energy, trust, and clarity. To ensure alignment, ask: Do we have a shared understanding of success?

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 21, 2023

If your managers of managers are struggling to hold their teams accountable, dig a level deeper into the root cause This Asking for a Friend question came in from a manager of managers in one of our executive development programs. How do I get Sue to hold her team accountable, without micromanaging? And Sue’s exhausted too.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

Clarity and accountability are key to healthy relationships and effective workplaces. Tune in to hear more about using compassionate accountability and get a practical and trainable way to clarify and achieve shared visions of success. What does clarity mean for you?

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MARCH 17, 2025

Think about communication, responsiveness, meeting etiquette, and accountability. The Key to Alignment: Build a Team Agreement (AKA “Couth Code”) If your teams expectations arent clear, or people arent meeting them consistently, you dont just have a frustration problemyou have a clarity problem. or Ill follow up by [date].

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MARCH 21, 2025

The importance of follow-through: using celebration and accountability to reinforce trust and keep momentum. 10:35) The episode introduces two powerful strategies for reinforcing a trust culture: celebration and accountability. 12:43) David concludes with advice on practicing accountability in building a trust culture.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Your team seems to work well together, but then you get that call: “I need to talk to you about …” or a team member suddenly explodes at their teammates and storms off the floor. It’s conflict, a disagreement, or a clash of personalities. Handle it well and you’ll build trust and influence. Not every complaint needs a solution.

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JUNE 6, 2025

16:27] – Choosing One Thing and Inviting Accountability Leaders are encouraged to act on just one piece of feedback and invite others to support and hold them accountable, which deepens mutual investment. [18:19] Episode 306: What if the most powerful feedback tool to grow your leadership skills isn’t in your manager’s hands—but yours?

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Frustrated that they “just don’t get it?” ” You have a chance to lead and overcome a failure to communicate. Nearly every leader we’ve ever worked with feels it. Those moments where the thread of understanding seems to unravel, leaving you feeling exasperated and silently screaming “Don’t they understand?”

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JUNE 2, 2025

Youre using AI to help your team: Move faster Think bigger Get unstuck And still stay aligned and accountable The key? Before you let AI take a crack at something, figure out who is accountable for what. AIs Not Coming for Your JobBut It Might Draft Your Next Email Youve seen it comingAI is a daily part of your workflow.

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JUNE 23, 2023

Compassionate Accountability: A Key Ingredient of Human-Centered Leadership Today on #AskingforaFriend I talk with Nate Regier, Ph.D. How do we provide compassionate accountability? Nate shares some of his practical leadership advice from his new book Compassionate Accountability. I wonder, have you ever felt this way?

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APRIL 7, 2025

When You’re the Stakeholder AND Out of the Loop Youre reading the latest executive update when it hits you: youve been left out of the loopagain. You didnt miss the memothere just wasnt one. Youre a key stakeholder. You own part of the work. Your team is affected. And yet somehow, you were left out of the conversation. But you are.

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JUNE 6, 2025

They might feel satisfying in the moment, but they don’t create accountability. It ends when there’s a clear next step—one both of you are accountable for. It ends when there’s a clear next step—one both of you are accountable for. Clarity and compassion go together—but accountability still matters. It’s true.

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AUGUST 15, 2022

A-Accountability. Take accountability. You’ve got to give your boss bad news. But the timing isn’t great–for you or for them. The restructure. The uncertainty. The promotion that’s right around the corner. Maybe it’s just not a great time to rock the boat. . approach for delivering bad news.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Ensure every executive team member team has a practical plan to model, communicate, and build a cadence of accountability and celebration around those habits. Encourage them to notice and celebrate the habits and behaviors in one another (and to hold one another accountable when they don’t). Culture comes from the top.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

A proven feedback and accountability system to celebrate wins, improve teamwork, and sustain momentum over time. Building Momentum Through Habits and Accountability [00:13:08] – The Power of Habits for Long-Term Success Habits drive consistent performance. Dont waitstart promoting productivity today!

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APRIL 21, 2025

Who will be held accountable for outcomes even if they werent consulted? This Quick Gut Check That Can Save Your Team Hours of Rework You move fast. Decisions pile up. Calendars fill. This simple collaboration checklist for leaders gives you a pause-and-reset moment before the next big move. Who needs to know it? Whos connected to this work?

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

Bonus networking points if you find an accountability partner you did not know before and schedule a 15 and 30-day check-in to talk about how it’s going. How to do a mini-personal experiment Pick one practical, measurable change in your approach (it could be a habit, a new process or a technique), that meets these criteria: 1.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

How will we hold one another accountable (with compassion)? How will we hold one another accountable (with compassion)? It’s easy to think about accountability as your job as the manager. But the truth is, the highest-performing teams hold one another accountable. . And they enjoy and celebrate their success.

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

Close the Loop with Celebration and Accountability. For example, in a particular role, you might have categories like: document accounts, respond to inquiries, and complete research for proposals. Respond with Proportion. Identify Routine Tasks to Schedule the Finish. Schedule the Finish for Delegated Assignments.

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International Coach Academy

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Public servants work in highly complex and regulated environments, often characterized by bureaucratic hurdles, politically sensitive minefields, and accountability-driven structures that can be quite challenging. Government officials (target market) face more issues than a broken photocopier on deadline day. The P.R.O.B.L.E.M.

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APRIL 11, 2025

Plus, have the right conversations to inspire trust, productivity, and accountability. David explains how leaders must embrace accountability even when it risks relationships. [04:40] A new peer group offers perspective, guidance, and accountability. Protecting the team dynamic is key to boosting teamwork long-term. [13:50]

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 27, 2025

And once youve talked them through, you can teach them, reinforce them, and hold each other accountable. One of the most common complaints I hear about difficult conversations is where they are held. A tough message dropped into a chat app at 4:57 p.m. Managers often assume everyone just knows how to have a sensitive conversation. Start here.

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JUNE 13, 2022

Lack of accountability. For example, if you’re an ace at coaching and accountability conversations, and you tend to see everything through that lens, you will miss opportunities to help a low-confidence team build their belief in their own ability. Unclear definition of success. Be a chokepoint. Misguided support. Fear new ideas.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

They don’t set the strategic priorities, but they’re accountable for getting it done—often without the influence to ensure they have all the resources they need. Middle managers lead in a precarious situation. And, every day, their teams look to them for support, […].

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JUNE 4, 2025

Its about accountability. Why You Should Apologize at Work (and How to Do It Without Overdoing It) Nobody enjoys messing up. But you know what makes it worse? That uncomfortable stretch of silence when someone misses the mark and refuses to acknowledge it. Why the Apologize Readily Habit Matters Apologizing at work isnt about groveling.

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MAY 27, 2025

Andthis is bigmutual accountability for making things better. If youre ready to shift from frustration to collaboration, force field analysis is one of the simplest, most effective tools you can use to break down silos and start making real progressfast. But where it really shines? Across them. Think sales and customer service. Ops and IT.

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MARCH 28, 2025

This ensures accountability and real follow-through. Lets be honest: no one hates meetingsthey hate the ones that feel pointless. If your teams meetings often end with vague action items, low engagement, or zero follow-through, its not just frustratingits hurting your leadership credibility. 03:59] Meetings must produce action.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

– Male, 58, Denmark, World Workplace Conflict and Collaboration Survey The Most Important Courageous Conversation is With Yourself It can be tempting to avoid a courageous conversation at work. After all, it takes energy to initiate it, and you can’t predict exactly how it will go. What do I want to happen because of what I say?”

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

You might make the mistake I (David) made when I was so grateful for volunteers that I didn’t hold them accountable for their work. Commitment Commitment and accountability tell your volunteers that their work matters. When you schedule the finish, you bake accountability into the team’s work from the start. That’s risky too.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Public servants work in highly complex and regulated environments, often characterized by bureaucratic hurdles, politically sensitive minefields, and accountability-driven structures that can be quite challenging. Government officials (target market) face more issues than a broken photocopier on deadline day. The P.R.O.B.L.E.M.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Reinforce success through consistent messaging, accountability, and celebration. 12:05] – Why Celebration and Accountability Go Hand in Hand One of the most overlooked leadership challenges? Learn how to balance celebration and accountability to keep your team engaged and motivated. [14:22] The good news?

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MAY 9, 2025

Watch a vague great conversation become a concrete, scheduled taskcomplete with accountability. You say soon, they hear next weekor worse, not important. Its not a people problem, its a communication gap. [03:28] 03:28] Good intentions are not enough. Even your most motivated team members will drop the ball if you rely on willpower alone.

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APRIL 28, 2021

Accountability Czar. Fostering a sense of accountability isn’t just about holding your employees accountable. It starts with you acting like an owner and holding yourself accountable, as well as holding senior managers accountable. Intrapreneur.

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