Leadership Accountability
What Is It?
Leadership accountability is a term used to describe the acceptance and fulfillment by managers of their critical role in the overall success of the organization. This term encompasses the achievement of personal and departmental results as well as contribution to reaching the company's broader goals and vision.
Leadership accountability is evidenced when managers — at all levels and in all departments — clearly understand the company's vision and strategy, when they deliver results that are aligned with the company's goals, when they think and act strategically, when they work effectively with other departments and managers, and when they engage and energize employees to achieve high standards of performance.
Research has identified five accountabilities of managers as they demonstrate this type of leadership:
- Executing for Results
- Managing Change
- Influencing the Business
- Managing and Developing Talent
- Building Personal Effectiveness
In each of these areas, research has also identified a variety of best practices — including short and long-term as well as tactical and strategic practices — that can help managers employ a higher level of critical thinking that leads to better managerial decisions. Managers who have this "big picture" perspective about their roles are more likely to focus on the behaviors and actions that will achieve the highest impact on the company's success.
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