Managing Performance Accountability
Our fifth and final pillar of successful leadership is to manage performance accountability. This involves holding your team members accountable for their work and ensuring that everyone is meeting their goals and contributing to the overall success of the team or organization.
So, how do you effectively manage performance accountability?
It all starts with setting clear goals and expectations
You need to communicate these goals and expectations to your team members, and make sure that everyone understands what is expected of them. This will provide a framework for measuring performance and holding team members accountable for their work. Go back to last week’s blog post about pillar 4 to learn more!
Regularly monitor and assess performance
This means checking in with your team members regularly to provide feedback on their progress towards their goals, identify areas where improvement is needed, and provide guidance on how to achieve success. You can use data and metrics to track performance and measure progress towards goals.
Provide Positive and Constructive Feedback
Now, here's the thing - providing feedback is important, but you need to provide both positive and constructive feedback (notice I didn’t say “negative” feedback here). When team members are doing well, acknowledge and recognize their achievements. When improvement is needed, provide constructive feedback and guidance on how to improve. This helps to create a culture of continuous improvement and encourages team members to strive for excellence.
Support your Team
Providing your team members with access to resources and tools, training, and mentoring, can help them overcome obstacles and achieve their goals. By providing support, you can help team members unlock their full potential.
Hold team members accountable
Consistently holding team members accountable for their work is crucial. Following through on consequences when goals are not met or performance expectations are not fulfilled is important, but it must be done in a fair and consistent manner. Providing guidance and support to help team members improve and achieve success is equally important.
Ultimately, successful leadership requires a balance of all five pillars - self-awareness, understanding your team members, creating a culture of psychological safety, communicating clear expectations, and managing performance accountability. By focusing on these pillars, you can lead your team to greater success and achieve your goals. So, take the time to reflect on your leadership style, assess your strengths and weaknesses, and work on developing these pillars to become the best leader you can be.
Which pillar do you think is the biggest challenge for you to practice? Tell us about it below!