Great teams and great organizations have a culture of accountability. There’s no denying that.
In family business, accountability can be a source of contention. Great coaches and coaching leaders can help teams understand the importance of accountability.
Think about it for a moment. What level of success can any business sustain without being accountable for results?
Here’s a simple, short exercise to do with your team this month.
Get everyone together and ask them the following questions using the scale below:
5 = Always 4 = Very often 3 = Sometimes 2 = Rarely 1 = Never
- How often do we do a good job of holding our employees accountable? (1-5)
- How often do we do a good job of holding ourselves accountable? (1-5)
Collect everyone’s answers and come up with your collective number in both categories and then ask the following questions:
- What is getting in the way of us having a stronger culture of accountability?
- What is going to happen to our company if we do not improve our accountability?
- What are one-to-two ways we can begin to hold each other and our employees more accountable?
See what everyone says. Create a safe environment for the discussion and try to walk away with one or two actionable steps.
If you really want to learn how to create a strong culture of accountability, consider reading Coach Pete’s book, Coach to Win the Leadership Game. Email Coach Pete at pete@peakcoach.com and he will send you a signed copy of the book. Click here and you can go to Amazon and buy it.
All great teams know the importance of having a culture of accountability.
Play to your potential!
Coach Pete
Pete Walsh offers family business consulting services, workshops, tools and resources as the founder of the Family Business Performance Center. Subscribe to his newsletter or get in touch to get actionable insights to help your family business grow for generations to come.
This exercise and many more are in my Family Business Playbook to help your family win!
