The Awareness Advantage Podcast

Each week Kevin McCarthy and Likky Lavji facilitate authentic conversations with leaders just like you to help you discover what it takes from being a manager who is good at getting stuff done to being a great leader who inspires others to do their best.

Holding others accountable is an important aspect of building trust and ensuring that everyone is working towards common goals. Here are some steps you can take to hold others accountable:

  1. Set clear expectations: Make sure that everyone involved understands what is expected of them. This means setting specific, measurable goals and deadlines, and outlining the consequences of not meeting them.
  2. Communicate regularly: Check in with those you are holding accountable on a regular basis to see how things are going. Use these opportunities to provide feedback and course-correct if needed.
  3. Provide resources and support: Ensure that those you are holding accountable have the resources and support they need to succeed. This could mean providing training, mentoring, or access to additional resources.
  4. Follow through on consequences: If someone is not meeting expectations, follow through on the consequences outlined earlier. This helps establish a culture of accountability and ensures that everyone understands the importance of meeting their commitments.
  5. Lead by example: As a leader or someone holding others accountable, you need to set the tone by holding yourself accountable as well. This means being transparent, admitting mistakes, and taking ownership of your own commitments.

Remember that holding others accountable is not about punishment, but about ensuring that everyone is working towards the same goals and that everyone is contributing to the team's success. By setting clear expectations, communicating regularly, providing resources and support, following through on consequences, and leading by example, you can create a culture of accountability that leads to better outcomes for everyone involved.

We explore this and more in our Awareness Advantage podcast. Check out our episodes, and go from being a good manager--to a great leader!

Learn the strategies used by experts and build your own self-awareness with best selling authors, speakers and business coaches--Kevin McCarthy and Likky Lavji.

Creators & Guests

Host
Kevin McCarthy
Author of the bestselling book, BlindSpots – Why Good People Make Bad Choices, and holds the highest certification recognized globally by the speaking industry, the Certified Speaking Professional. An award-winning sales professional, he built one of the largest Century 21 offices in America, then developed and sold a dot-com startup. In 2004, his boss was arrested for the largest stock fraud in Washington State history. As a result, Kevin spent 33 months in federal prison for a crime he didn’t knowingly commit. There he studied Cognitive Psychology and recognized — then deeply researched — the blind spots that lead to his predicament. Today Kevin and his team expose the invisible barriers that impact culture, operations, training, service and leadership.
Host
Likki Lavji
A sought-after keynote speaker, Likky Lavji is passionate about helping others “break barriers” to unleash their human potential. In fact, his middle name, Madat, translates to ‘help’ and he channels this into providing value in every relationship he has – personal and professional. With over 25 years as a CEO of a top IT company, Likky’s extensive experience in executive leadership has given him a unique perspective that remains unchartered by leaders and organizations in understanding the layers beneath human behavior and how it impacts growth and productivity of an organization. He has been acknowledged by prominent organizations, including Telus Corporation, Lenovo Canada and Royal Bank of Canada for his ability to create mindset shift when it comes to commitment and powerful performance to achieve results.
Producer
Meghan Wier
undefinAn experienced business professional with a knack for balancing the demands of modern business. Strategic in thought and deed - a natural marketing communicator, team advocate, writer and digital guru. Adept at melding technology and communications to deliver a clear message. Articulate. An innovator, lifelong learner and believer in the importance of managing your job like a business - always focusing on high-value activities and looking for a better way to measure success. Leader-activist-change agent always seeking a new challenge. Meghan is also author of Confessions of an Introvert, The Girl's Guide to Career, Networking and Getting the Most Out of Life, available in English and Chinese, has ghost written and edited numerous books, training manuals and manuscripts, and is the Executive Producer of The Awareness Advantage podcast.ed

What is The Awareness Advantage Podcast?

Your leadership potential is limited by only one thing - blind spots!

Through decades of human potential research, we've discovered that most problems in the work place such as turnover, disengagement and conflict are due to one blind spot - possibly the most significant blind spot - a lack of awareness; real-time awareness of how leaders are coming across and being perceived by others.

Join bestselling Blind Spots authors, Kevin McCarthy and Likky Lavji and a studio audience of managers and senior leaders throughout North America as they discuss overcoming blind spots to develop and lead high-functioning, high-trust teams and organizational cultures.