For leaders today, courageous leadership is the key solution for increased performance, morale, and getting results. More specifically, the foundation of successful leadership is actually courageous accountability. The new infographic from Lee Ellis is a practical tool to understand the lack of accountability, the obstacles, the 4C’s of making accountability a regular part of honorable leadership. You can also go deeper on this topic in the book, "Engage with Honor: Building a Culture of Courageous Accountability." Would you share your comments and thoughts too? Thank you –

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LACK OF
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AUTO
The foundation of successful leadership
is actually courageous accountability.
Not only does it establish expectations
for behavior and performance, but it
prevents costly and timely problems that
can damage organizational reputation
and credibility. In the process, you’re
also developing their potential.
Examples abound as a result of little or
poor accountability in various industries –
OBSTACLES TO
ACCOUNTABILITY
There are many obstacles to keep you and
your team from communicating with
courageous accountability –
APPLYING
ACCOUNTABILITY
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CCLARIFY
CCONNECT
CCOLLABORATE
The four C’s in the Courageous Accountability
Model™ give you the tactical skills that you need to
create a successful culture of accountability –
Key players in the auto industry
have stumbled, failing to do the
honorable thing. At least three
auto makers have dominated
the news by their denial then
confession of problems in
some of their vehicles
LOW
PRIORITY
Busyness is one of the greatest
challenges that leaders face.
Do you have clarity about mission, vision,
values, standards, policies, and the specific
task expectations? Do you over-communicate
them to make sure clarity gets to every level
in the organization?
Connect differently with each person.
Connect with each person based on their
unique natural talents and behaviors. Then,
connect by valuing and affirming them.
CCLOSEOUT
Get Closure with Celebration or Confrontation
– Do you have doubts and fears about
celebrating? Do you courageously confront
fairly yet firmly when appropriate or do you
procrastinate?
Engage with Honor™: Building a Culture
of Courageous Accountability
Honor and accountability are linked together as
a formula for great leadership. A healthy
mindset of accountability can inspire every team
and organization to achieve a higher level of
performance.
From his early experiences as an Air Force jet
fighter pilot and POW in the prison camps of
Vietnam to an award-winning author, presenter,
and leadership consultant, Lee Ellis shares his
concerns about the lack of accountability in our
culture and how you can apply a positive,
proven accountability model to get better
results as a leader.
Engage with Honor will show you how to increase
your success & elevate the performance of your
team by presenting:
- The connection between positive
accountability and honorable behavior.
- Gripping personal leadership experiences
from the Vietnam POW camps.
- A proven model for creating a positive
accountability culture.
- Practical, step-by-step instructions
to help leaders create industry-leading
performance and morale
As the leader, do you listen to others’
ideas, give feedback, coach, train, support,
develop, and correct as needed?
UNFOCUSED
Some leaders don’t take the time to
focus and decide what they want to
happen—what success will look like.
LAZY
Sometimes leaders are too lax
in their approach, figuring that
somehow it will get done.
FEAR
Some fear the responsibility of
holding others accountable—which,
at times, means being firm and
risking “negative emotions.”
MANIPULATION
The motivation is to intentionally avoid being
too specific. This allows for wiggle room to
change their minds later or to distance
themselves from a bad decision.
GOVERNMENT
The EPA has been under fire
for their inability to deal with
dis-honorable behavior. The
VA (Veterans Administration)
has repeatedly been a new
horror story of
mismanagement, deception,
duplicity and most troubling
of all—a lack of accountability.
The IRS, GAO, DOE and more
have been under fire for
unethical practices.
EDUCATION
The former Chicago Public
Schools chief as well as
Atlanta Public Schools staff
and teachers were found
guilty of illegal activity
because of a lack of
accountability. Think what a
culture of courageous
accountability could do for
the students.
FINANCE
Enron was a fast-rising flash in
the pan. Arthur Andersen was
old, established, and respected.
Together, they were tossed into
the pile of fallen icons. Then
we’ve seen many of the banks
paying fines for ethical
violations. Wells Fargo and
HSBC are two recent ones, but
the list is much longer.
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