Conscious accountability is about “expanding awareness to create deliberate intentions, take informed actions, and be responsible for our impact.”
The idea comes froom the book by David Tate, Marianne Pantalon and Daryn David.
Conscious accountability depends on:
– Creating clarity
– Opening up engagement
– Nailing it (do what you say)
– Noticing
– Exchanging feedback
– Claiming it (taking ownership for failures as well as successes)
– Trying again
They touch on this in the article (there is more about it in the book): By considering two outcomes, Relationships and Results, they identify four personas:
1. Harmonizers
2. Hard Drivers
3. Neutralizers
4. Conscious Performers
“Conscious performers are the people who can balance and include a focus on both task performance and relationship quality.” What do these people do:
=> They notice a team’s energy
=> They uncover root causes when there are challenges
=> They appreciate divergent opinions
It’s an interesting read and building accountability is something that I know lots of organisations struggle with. I like the focus here on energy and inclusion.
https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/why-accountability-needs-an-upgrade
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