Healthy Accountability
The cry for Healthy Accountability in organizations is coming from both employees and executives. Research by Good Leadership confirms 95% of people in organizations want to be accountable and they want to be on winning teams. This book: Healthy Accountability – the research-based Pathway to Healthy Accountability brings the research to life through the simple metaphor, and stimulating rally cry, Only One Pilot. The Pathway to Healthy Accountability is not about better managers. It’s a shift in thinking where senior leaders, team leaders, and teammates work together to create a system where individuals who embrace personal ownership are celebrated, not punished.
Proprietary research by Good Leadership identified this harsh reality:
The state of accountability in organizations today isn’t very healthy…
- 2 of 3 employees are afraid of it - they feel investigated or punished
- 2 of 5 employees feel accountability is unfairly applied - managers play favorites
- What’s worse? 75% of executives know it's happening on their watch, but don’t know what to do about it
But the research also confirmed the good news:
- 95% of employees care about delivering quality work on time
- 9 of 10 believe healthy accountability improves business results
- 8 of 10 have seen and experienced the experience firsthand
Good Leadership helps leaders at every level build a culture of healthy accountability.
What does that mean?
- A culture of healthy accountability is when people win together, in an environment where individuals take personal ownership, and embrace the support of the team, to deliver quality work on time.
- In other words, the cultural standard is for people to raise their hands, seek opportunities, and help one another be accountable to do important work for customers and teammates - so that everyone can thrive and win together.
Pathway to Healthy Accountability™
The research suggested a Pathway to Healthy Accountability™ – an infinite loop that continues because individuals seek accountability.
This pathway encompasses five research-based elements relevant to every organization:
