SUCCESS CONTINUES WITH ACCOUNTABILITY

Welcome to this edition of YOUR PATH TO SUCCESS!

So far we’ve defined our Responsibilities, recognized our Authority, and identified our Resources on our journey along the Path To Power™.  We have come three-quarters of the way in our journey.

With these clearly defined, it is time to move on to the fourth & final key concept, Accountability.

We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.
– Ronald Reagan

Being accountable allows us to succeed by keeping us on track to accomplish whatever task is at hand.

Many people are not adept at holding themselves accountable.  They need outside help.  Ask yourself if you have the capability to hold yourself accountable in all situations.  If not, on whom or on what can you depend to hold you accountable?

Being held accountable will keep you traveling along the Path to Success.  It will allow you to successfully accomplish everything you have set out to accomplish.  Many top executives realize that they don’t always have the capability to hold themselves accountable in all responsibilities.  They have learned to ask for help in remaining accountable.  Many of these top execs have taken to forming “accountability clubs” and hiring the services of coaches.

As we have done in previous posts, let’s explore your role as a parent.  Review the notes you’ve made during previous examinations of this role.  Review your responsibilities, their associated task sets, your authority, and your resources.

Now ask yourself who or what holds you accountable in each of these.  Do you have the ability to hold yourself accountable in all parental situations?  If so, great!  If not, on whom or on what can you rely for help in holding yourself accountable?  If you think about it, you realize that your children, quite naturally, hold you accountable for taking care of their needs and wants.

For example, you are the parent of a beautiful three-month-old daughter.  She is your first child.  At this stage of your life, there is so much to learn about being a parent.  She is so dependent upon you for love and affection.  She depends upon you for food, clothing, shelter, etc.  How can one so young hold a parent accountable to supply her needs and desires?  While she may not tell you in so many words that you did not feed her yet and she is hungry, she has a not so subtle way of letting you know that she wants to be fed.  Pay attention to her subtle and not so subtle ways of communicating, and you will be held accountable by this beautiful baby.  Pay attention and you will be a successful parent.

So here is your assignment:

Consider at least three (3) of your parental responsibilities and their associated task sets.  Explore these questions for each:

• Can you hold yourself accountable in all situations for accomplishing the tasks involved?
• On whom can you depend to hold you accountable for accomplishing these tasks? 
• On what can you depend to help hold you accountable for accomplishing these tasks? 

Knowing your accountabilities will help keep you on task.

If we revisit your role as a mid – level manager, we can do the same type of exploration of accountabilities with each job responsibility you have.  For instance, one of your many responsibilities on the job is to train the workforce.  To whom are you accountable for providing training?  Are you accountable to your boss?  Are you accountable to the department heads?  Are you accountable to the employees?  Of course!

So here is your second assignment:

Consider all responsibilities associated with your role within your company.  List all tasks associated with these responsibilities.

• List your accountability holders for each task set – on whom or on what can you depend to help hold you accountable?

• Do you need to explore hiring the services of an accountability coach?

The more you become aware of the needed accountabilities to complete your tasks, the more easily you will achieve your success.

So far we’ve defined our Responsibility, realized our Authority, listed our Resources, and defined our Accountability on our journey along the Path To Power™.  Putting these all together, we now have a clear path to success.

If you would like the assistance of an accountability coach to help you leverage your time and hold you accountable to achieve your success, please contact me.  I am certain that together, we can realize your goals.

To Your Success!

KimAlyse

KimAlyse Popkave, M.Ed., CMI, CPPC

President

K.A. Popkave Coaching & Consulting

570-617-6608

kimalyse@popkave-coaching-and-consulting.com

www.popkave-coaching-and-consulting.com

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