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Driving accountability

Driving accountability

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Driving accountability

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The only way to ensure your initiatives get completed is to hold people accountable. Every initiative on your prioritization list should have a clear initiative owner. This is the one person you can hold accountable for delivering results on that project. You'll need appropriate reporting and metrics to monitor if the initiative is on track or not. If an initiative is scheduled to deliver, say, a million dollars by the end of the year, and by June you're at $50,000, you should probably know that as soon as possible, so you can take appropriate corrective action to get that initiative back on track. Reporting and metrics are critical tools for driving accountability. Initiative owners must be held accountable for managing the plans and delivering results. If they're not delivering, you, as their leader, need to find out why. If they need resources, your job is to provide them. If they're not meeting expectations, they need your guidance, coaching, and training to help them do so. Many…

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