Accountability Research
finding The secrets to creating healthy accountability in a highly collaborative culture
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The Why:Technical and professional growth organizations are accelerating a profound shift in how businesses operate today: from a traditional, hierarchical structure to a collaboration-based, teams of teams model. Employees are demanding a more free-flowing work environment and employers are responding accordingly – in the office and with work from home. The problem: very few leaders have figured out how to create healthy accountability where employees are consistently seeking accountability for the most important work.
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The What:Good Leadership is launching a research project to determine the keys to creating healthy accountability in a highly collaborative workforce culture culminating in a leadership conference to share success habits. The research will provide a new and fresh definition of accountability that can be the source of training, coaching, and development in growth-oriented organizations. The conference is titled: The Good Leadership Conference – how good leaders create healthy accountability in highly collaborative workplaces. The research will provide specific direction for how leaders can create stronger and more healthy accountability at the C-Suite, Vice-President/Director and Manager/Supervisor levels.
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The How:Good Leadership is inviting organizations to shape the research and participate in presenting at the conference in November of 2024. Three partnership levels are available including: Leadership Partner, Research Partner and Conference Partner. The research will include qualitative and quantitative data collection to provide a roadmap for growth-oriented companies to improve accountability while preserving their collaborative culture. The conference will include panel discussions and case studies from research participants, as well as outside speakers on leadership and culture.
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The When:The research will begin in March of 2024 and will conclude in Fall 2024. The Good Leadership Conference, where the results of the research will be revealed, is scheduled for November 22, 2024 in Minneapolis.
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Research Hypothesis:Healthy Accountability comes from strong interpersonal connections and managers who are skilled at building shared commitments.
Partnership Levels
Research like this is often done in a University, which takes years to complete and hundreds of thousands of dollars to executive. This project is a shared investment, crowd-funded endeavor led by Good Leadership. The findings will be shared at a conference in November of 2024.
Leadership Partner
Meet the Steering Team
- John Andrews – CEO – Northern Star Scouting
- Grace Clark – Director of US Leadership Development & Corporate Learning
- Amy Cook – Global Talent Director – Reckitt
- Candace Dingmann – VP Global Shared Services – Organon
- Paul Engleson – Senior Manager, Leadership Development
- Kristi Fox – EVP Chief Administrative Officer – Securian Financial
- Liz Geist – VP Human Resources – Chicago Bears
- Steve Gordon – AVP, Business Process Excellence – Merck
- Becca Hagen – VP Talent Management – Securian Financial
- Darin Lynch – CEO and Founder – Irish Titan
- George McCrary – EVP for People and Culture, YMCA of the North
- Scott Morris – VP, Medium Enterprise – Workday
- Tim Schober – Sr. Director of Development and Communication – Boys & Girls Club of the Twin Cities
- Charles Thompson – VP, Talent Development Director – Old National Bank
- Craig Warren – CEO – Washburn Center for Children
Participation Partner
Activities
- Qualitative 30-minute Interviews with 3 employees in May/June/July (Executive, Team Lead, and Employee)
- Quantitative 15-minute Survey in August/September (3 Executives, 6 Team Leaders, and 60 Employees – numbers can be adjusted to fit your organization)
Benefits
- Summary of the full research report
- Summary of the data collected in your Organization
- Opportunity to attend mid-point webinar (May 22)
- Opportunity to participate in the Good Leadership Conference (November 22)
Research Partner ($10,000)
20 partners to participate and benefit in these ways:
Activities
- Insights from interviews with leaders in your
organization with benchmark against other participants- Referrals/recommendations for peer companies to participate
- Participation in research update webinar: July 2024
- May and September 2024
- Tailored Healthy Accountability Boosting Workshop: 2-hour, virtual, with up to 24 leaders in your organization – October – December 2024
- Conference Sponsor: November 22, 2024, Minneapolis
- Table for 8 participants
- Good Leadership Organizational Effectiveness Survey
Benefits
- Research tailored to fit your organization
- Raise awareness for the state of accountability in
your organization - Data to quickly isolate the most important areas
for improving accountability - Workshop creates coalition of people who want to
build accountability - Organization branding – logo used on Conference website and materials
- Employee branding – 8 employees at the conference
- Employee development opportunities
Conference Partner ($5,000)
20 partners to participate and benefit in these ways:
Activities
- Conference Sponsor: November 22, 2024, Minneapolis
- Half table for 4 participants
- Participation in research updated webinar: July 2024
- Healthy Accountability Webinar: two-hours, virtual, for up to 6 leaders
in your organization – October – December 2024 - 50% Discount: Good Leadership Organizational Effectiveness Survey
Benefits
- Raise awareness for the state of accountability in your organization
- Research update webinar insights from other research participants to build momentum for healthy accountability throughout 2024
- Virtual webinar that creates coalition of people who want to build
accountability - Organization branding – logo used on Conference website and materials
- Employee branding and development – 4 employees at the conference
Learn more about how to become a research partner here:
PODCAST
Learn more about the Accountability Research Project in the Good Leadership Podcast.
Download Summary Sheet
View or download information on the Accountability Research Project in PDF form.
