Leaders are Accountable

Month 3 of 2022 has begun. How strong are your New Year Goals now? Many would have kept goals of losing weight, changing jobs, running that marathon, expressing your passion etc. Are they still strong goals? Have you started manifesting your goals. Its 60 days now.

If you are at it, then congrats! If you are not, read on.

In my first newsletter, I had shared the three secrets of achieving your goals and not just having them as your dreams. So why do these goals not materialize?

The most common reasons people have shared with me

"I do not have time." "My intentions are genuine, but I didn't find the right coach from whom I could learn." "I joined the gym, but the lockdown happened again, so I could not continue." taxis didn't come, the bus was not there, it was too hot, it was too cold... so on and so forth...

I think at the end of the 2 months of 2022, we know that none of these reasons are real. One of the main reasons is that often we just feel responsible but are not accountable for our actions.

So what is the difference between Responsibility and Accountability?

To explain this I would take the simplest example of being a parent. A parent is responsible when he/she takes the child to the doctor and gets medicines, when the child is sick, provides financial support for the education.

While accountability is when the parent ensures that the child takes the medicines and follows instructions to get better. Accountability is when the parent ensures that the child is educated well and is working towards an outcome.

Responsibility is partial ownership, Accountability is full ownership

This is also one of the primary differences between a Manager Mindset and a Leader Mindset. Managers feel responsible for a job while Leaders are Accountable.

If as a Leader, you feel that your job is completed by passing instructions to people?and the outcome is based on whether they are performing or not, then you just exhibited responsibility.?

But If as a Leader, you take ownership of the situation and the people towards the desired outcome then your Accountability is high.

As a solopreneur, who can I feel accountable to? Apart from myself, it's my readers, followers, it's you. I am sharing my journey so far in 2022

We marched into the year by commencing CXO Incubator, a curated Executive Group Coaching platform to support mid to senior-level professionals on their journey to becoming CXOs and Leaders who create impact.?

To expand the learnings of CXO Incubator, started this Linkedin Newsletter with the intention of sharing the nuggets of the Leadership Journey. And I thank each one of you who found it relevant and valuable. With your support, it has over 5000 subscribers.

I realized the value of consistency, value creation, contribution when Linkedin recognized my work in the field of Career Growth, Career Transformation and Leadership when I was named as Linkedin Top Career Coach and Top Voice 2022.

We conducted the Road to CXO Challenge where we created an impact on more than 200 professionals through the 7 Day WhatsApp Challenge where each day we gave the participants one challenge per day that would enable them to take at least one step forward in their journey. They were assigned mentors who helped them with personalized feedback during the challenge.?The Master Class helped all participants learn the three secrets of Road to CXO

The first cohort of CXO Incubator with 13 members who have embarked on their journey to design their C-Suite Journey began on Jan 29, 2022.

It is my vision to reach out to maximum professionals and support them in their journey of growth.

We are coming up with our next Road to CXO Challenge starting March 20, 2022. To become eligible, take CXO Mindset Assessment and check your readiness. Based on your scores, you will receive an invite to be part of the exclusive group.

Do not wait, the year is just moving. Start now to make it happen.

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