Idea
Accountability is one of the key differentiators between good performance and poor performance. But the challenge with accountability is we cannot delegate it. People have to accept it.
When you tell somebody you’re accountable, that doesn’t work. You can make them responsible, you can tell them this is your job, but the real magic happens when they take accountability.
Action
In order to get people to be accountable and take performance to that next level, ask this simple question:
Do you have everything you need in order to be successful?
When people say yes, they’ve implicitly accepted accountability. They’ve taken ownership now for the outcome, because they know they have everything they need. When people do that, it gives them a degree of control and empowerment that will help them deliver great results.