A half day workshop for circa up to 10 Company Directors aimed at meeting the IoD ‘Accountability’ principle.
Workshop Outcomes :
At the end of the workshop participants will be able to :
- Explain the importance of personal accountability in fulfilling the duties of a director
- Take responsibility for their actions and behaviours, including consequences
- Subject actions and decisions to scrutiny and provide honest and transparent feedback
- Develop strategies to foster a culture of accountability within their leadership team
| Duration (4hrs) | Topic | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 30 mins | Welcome and Introduction | Welcome and introductions. Welcome participants Session outcomes and Condistions for Success Quick icebreaker activity - Defining 'Accountability' - what this means in the context of a Director role |
| 09:30 60 mins | Essence of Personal Accountability | The Essence of Personal Accountability Concept of Accountability : What it means to be answerable – 5 dysfunctions focus Exercise : Case Study : The Impact of Director decisions Lessons learnt : EBI (even better if) – how does personal responsibility change the outcome? Accountability in action – assessing our own decisions and their impact – consequential thinking |
| 10:30 15 mins | Break | |
| 10:45 60 mins | Scrutiny Welcoming oversight Transparency and trust A culture of constructive scrutiny | The Importance of Scrunity Exercise : Why welcome ‘oversight’ Tools and techniques for subjecting decisions to scrutiny Exercise : Scenario based – justifying a controversial decision to key stakeholders Transparency and trust – impact Fostering a culture of constructive scrutiny in the leadership team |
| 11:45 60 mins | Transparency and Honesty Role of transparency | The Role of Transparency Transparency in building trust and upholding accountability Best practice principles for honest communication to drive accountability Group exercise |
| 12:45 | Action Planning | Action Planning and Next Steps Key takeaways and EBI (what next) |
| 13:00 | Close |
