Tools for Team Accountability
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Accountability
The obligation of an individual or organization to answer for its
activities, accept responsibility for them, and to disclose the
results in a transparent manner.
Resource: BusinessDictionary.com

If you want a culture of accountability,
it must be exemplified by your core
team first.

Tools That Encourage Accountability:
1. Job Descriptions
2. Job Scorecards
3. Execution Action Plans
4. Organizational Processes Lists
5. Regular Meeting Rhythms

Job Descriptions
• What: Should be an evolving, descriptive
document that outlines responsibilities,
organizational structure, and the “big picture”
goal of the role.
• How it helps: Paints the whole picture for both you
and the employee of what their role looks like.

Job Scorecards
• What: A set of indicators that tell you when you’re doing your
job well. It’s a measurable form of your job description.
• How it helps: it lets you know whether you’re on track to
achieve expected outcomes.

Execution Action Plans
• What it is: A project-based accountability tracker that captures
the who, what, when for related tasks.
• How it helps: Simplifies the communication and clarifies the
details of action items that need to be accomplished.

Organizational Processes List
• What: A list of processes within your company
along with who is responsible for each one.
• How it helps: Know quickly who your go-to
person is for each process, and see how
responsibilities are distributed throughout
your organization.

Regular Meeting Rhythms
• What: Daily huddle, weekly check-in, or monthly meeting
– the size and frequency of which depends
on what makes the most sense for your
business.
• How it helps: The continuous flow of communication
between teams can boost motivation, improves clarity,
and increases accountability.

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