ExecSummaries-Creating The Accountable Organization
ExecSummaries-Creating The Accountable Organization
ExecSummaries-Creating The Accountable Organization
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Creating the
Accountable Organization
A Practical Guide to Improve
Performance Execution
THE SUMMARY IN BRIEF
Creating the accountable organization means developing a culture where peo-
ple at all levels of the organization can be counted on to keep their commitments
and agreements. Author Mark Samuel describes strategies and techniques for by Mark Samuel
increasing both individual and shared accountability.This includes within and
between teams as well as between different departments.
The guidance offered is for leaders and change agents at any level within an
organization who are ready to move to the next level of excellence and success. CONTENTS
Based on practical experience — more than 20 years of implementing change, Part One: Break Away
research and learning from mistakes as well as successes — Creating the Accountable From Old Leadership
Organization challenges preconceived notions of leadership and accountability and Paradigms
shows readers how to lead a business so it remains effective, competitive and successful Pages 2, 3, 4, 5
in the face of continual pressure to perform at higher levels. It also provides practical Unleash Ability Through
strategies and tools used by leading organizations in diverse industries to achieve Accountability
breakthrough results. Pages 2, 3
Create an
IN THIS SUMMARY, YOU WILL LEARN: Accountable Culture
Page 3
• How to transform meaningless activities, such as ineffective meetings, overused
task forces and never-ending restructuring, into meaningful actions. The Formula to Achieve
• How to develop a culture where people at all levels of the organization can be Breakthroughs
counted on to keep their commitments and agreements. Page 4
• How to address nonperformers who survive at the expense of hard-working Part Two: Six Strategies
top performers. for Leading With
Accountability
• How to achieve what matters most to you and your company by understanding
Pages 5, 6, 7, 8
the principles and realities of accountability.
Get Started: Your Next
Steps to Achieve
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THE COMPLETE SUMMARY:
CREATING THE ACCOUNTABLE ORGANIZATION
by Mark Samuel
The author: Mark Samuel is a leader in the Personal and Organizational Accountability Movement, firmly committed to inspir-
ing excellence using the principles found in this book. He is president of IMPAQ, a California-based, worldwide consulting firm
that teaches organizations how to thrive in the competitive 21st-century global marketplace.
Creating the Accountable Organization © 2006 by Mark Samuel. Summarized with permission of the publisher, Xephor Press.
180 pages. $15.95. ISBN 978-0-9752638-5-3.
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