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The 5 Rules Followed By Accountable Leaders
Rules Followed By Accountable Leaders
- They take full responsibility for decisions.
- They take responsibility for communication and make sure their decisions and actions plans are clearly understood.
- They always think and say, “We” instead of “I.”
- They run effective meetings.
- They transform problems into constructive feedback.
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- Appoint an executive sponsor to work with a project lead to frame important decisions for senior leaders to weigh in on;
- Break things down (with decision meetings at each stage), and connect them up.
- Focuses on debating the solution (instead of endlessly elaborating the problem) and gather the right people.
- Move faster without losing commitment: get comfortable living with imperfect data and being clear about what “good enough” looks like.
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- Create shared objectives, metrics, and collaboration targets.
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Modesty is the best policy
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