Empowering Accountability & Decision-Making for Managers
Strong managers foster accountability and decisiveness within their teams. This interactive workshop equips leaders with the strategies, psychological insights, and practical tools to encourage team members to take ownership of tasks, make confident decisions, and embrace responsibility. Participants will explore methods to create a culture of accountability while balancing support, autonomy, and high performance.
Course Structure
Module 1: Understanding Accountability and Ownership
Explore the psychology of responsibility and why people sometimes avoid ownership. Understand how managerial behaviour and team culture impact willingness to take responsibility.
Module 2: Identifying Barriers to Decision-Making
Recognise common obstacles that prevent individuals from making decisions, such as fear of failure, unclear priorities, or over-reliance on leadership.
Module 3: Tools for Encouraging Autonomous Decisions
Learn techniques to guide team members in assessing risks, evaluating options, and making informed decisions. Introduce frameworks for structured, confident decision-making.
Module 4: Communicating Expectations and Feedback
Develop skills to set clear expectations, provide constructive feedback, and reinforce ownership without micromanaging. Explore how recognition and accountability systems motivate responsible behaviour.
Module 5: Building a Culture of Responsibility and Continuous Improvement
Implement strategies for sustaining accountability within teams. Learn how to balance autonomy and support, celebrate successes, and learn from mistakes to promote long-term growth. ⸻ By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: • Understand the psychological drivers of accountability and decision-making. • Identify and overcome barriers that limit autonomy. • Apply practical tools to support confident and responsible decision-making. • Communicate expectations and feedback effectively to reinforce ownership. • Foster a team culture that embraces responsibility, learning, and performance.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Understand the psychological drivers of accountability and decision-making.
Identify and overcome barriers that limit autonomy.
Apply practical tools to support confident and responsible decision-making.
Communicate expectations and feedback effectively to reinforce ownership.
Foster a team culture that embraces responsibility, learning, and performance.
Interested in This Course?
This course can be delivered as-is or customized by selecting specific modules and combining them with content from other programs. Let's discuss how to tailor it to your organisation's needs.