Leadership, Accountability and YOU
Overview
If there is a leadership and accountability problem—whether
large or small—in your project or organization, this unique
workshop may be just what you need. Through a Q&A venue and
using the list of primary duties (see Prerequisite below), the
instructor openly works with each attendee to learn about his
or her assignments and how well he or she is doing against those
assignments. All attendees participate together. The workshop
is highly interactive. Role playing is interspersed to help attendees
learn to think responsibly. Praise for proper behavior and constructive
criticism for problem behavior is generously applied. All attendees
learn from the behaviors of each other.
Length of Workshop
Typically two days. For smaller groups of ten or less attendees,
the workshop may be as short as one day.
Who Should Attend
This workshop is for members of a project or organization. Attendees
should include managers, project leaders and other members.
Prerequisite
Attendees bring to the workshop a list (one page or less) of primary
duties that define their assignments.
You Will Benefit
You benefit from the workshop by:
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Observing coworkers (attendees) self-examine their behavior |
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the behavior of coworkers |
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Examining your own behavior |
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Participating in the identification of current problems that you and your coworkers are experiencing |
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Participating in the identification of solutions to those problems |
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Identifying the top problems that should be considered for follow-up action outside the workshop |
Your Seminar Experience Will Cover
This
workshop exposes problems that attendees are experiencing in the
performance of their duties. It also reveals actions to help remedy
those problems. Attendees learn how to promote an effective business
culture for their projects or organization. Examples of topics
that are discussed include: leadership styles, recognizing professional
behavior, recognizing professional immaturity, behaviors to master
when dealing with one's leaders, avoiding being too soft, asking
for help when required, fostering interpersonal communications,
dealing with difficult people, dealing with criticism, the benefit
of a mentor, learning from the past to improve the present, the
importance of managing to the top three problems, inspecting what
you expect, the need for timely and effective escalations, the
importance of defining what you expect from others ... and much
more.
Instructional Methods
Open one-on-one and group discussions, role playing and some
lecture.
Workshop Materials
A small notebook with some lecture material, supplementary
readings and learning reinforcement aids.
Workshop Size
Maximum 20.
Notes
This workshop can be unusually
effective in showing attendees professionally mature behavior
that projects, organizations and companies need and want to help
them perform at their best. The workshop experience is intended
to be intensive, revealing and insightful as lessons are taught
that will not soon be forgotten. The workshop takes learning to
a personal level—and the truth may be uncomfortable—but
is administered by a seasoned practitioner and instructor where
respect and dignity for all attendees is foremost. This highly
effective workshop is likely unique from any workshop that you
have experienced.
Reinforcement of effective business principles in a group setting
helps everyone to learn from each other. Moreover, the group setting
helps to validate the behavior that everyone needs to embrace.
Sample questions that may
be asked of attendees include:
| 1. | What are the problems inhibiting you from meeting your commitments? |
| 2. | What actions have you taken or plan to take to resolve the problems? |
| 3. | What additional actions from you might help resolve the problems? |
| 4. | What actions from others might help resolve the problems? |
| 5. | Do you get the support you need from others? |
| 6. | What accountability do you feel for the success or failure of the events occurring around you? |
| 7. | Do you have the authority you need to meet your commitments? |
| 8. | Who should you turn to when you have a problem? Do you ask for help when needed? |
| 9. | Who is responsible for your "domain of responsibility"? Who is accountable for your "domain of responsibility"? Are they the same? |
| 10. | What role do you have in the success of others? |
| 11. | What has caused you in the past to miss a commitment? Could it have been avoided? What lessons did you learn? |
| 12. | Are escalations taken as personal by you? By others? Are escalations an essential business tool? |
| 13. | What are your top three priorities? Are you working them effectively? |
| 14. | If you owned the company, what would you do different? |