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Concordia University Texas

Concordia University Texas. Beginning our 87 th year. 1926-2013. Leadership accountability: the buck stops here. “The Lord is a stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows those who take refuge in Him.” Nahum 1:7. What is leadership accountability?

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Concordia University Texas

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  1. Concordia University Texas Beginning our 87thyear 1926-2013

  2. Leadership accountability: the buck stops here “The Lord is a stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows those who take refuge in Him.” Nahum 1:7 • What is leadership accountability? • How does a leader make hard decisions as a result of accountability?

  3. Leadership theory • You need to have led something before you can write about leadership • Leadership vs. management false dichotomy • Trust and competence Covey

  4. Accountability is the basis for trust • How build trust: • Understanding what are we as leaders and followers accountable for. • Making decisions as a result of that accountability Leadership accountability

  5. Planning Strategic Plan (Entire Organization) Where are we going? 5+ Years Increasing scope & time, horizon, decreasing detail Operational Plans (Divisions, Councils, Committees) 1 Year How will we get there? Tactical Plans (Teams, Individuals) Monthly, Weekly, Daily

  6. At each planning level: Leaders and followers must know what they are accountable for • Sources of understanding accountability Federal and state law Board defined limitations and outcomes Parent and student expectations Faculty and staff expectations Accountability

  7. decisions Strategic Operational Tactical • Accountability transcends leadership models • It operationalizes leadership • The second issue is making decisions • Failures most often occur at the operational—tactical levels

  8. Two cases Failure to make decisions: • Leader doesn’t have access to the answer • Leader has access to the correct course of action

  9. Leader doesn’t have the answer Lencioni(Five Temptations of a CEO) • Choose clarity over certainty • Choose results over status • Choose trust over invulnerability • Poor planning, bad information • Addressing the wrong issue • Failure in vision • Failure to have the right people on board

  10. Leader has the correct COA • Lencioni(Five Temptations of a CEO) • Choose conflict over harmony • Choose accountability over popularity • Excess optimism, failure to face facts • Misplaced faith Pray, trust, act • Peer and supervisory pressure • Fear

  11. Solutions • Accountability • Boards must hold leaders accountable • Staff must hold leaders accountable • Leadership must accept responsibility • Not be afraid • Can’t be everyone’s friend

  12. Leadership development Empowering People • Include opportunities to make hard decisions • Allow leaders room to fail • Remove fear • Courage and integrity—primary criteria • Continual assessment

  13. Leadership development Developing and Teaching* a curriculum designed to accomplish our mission Modeling* Christian leadership as a faculty, staff and administration Providing opportunities for our students to Practice* Christian leadership Recognizing* Christian leadership *Used by Christ to equip His followers

  14. Conclusion • Accountability is a fundamental responsibility of the people we entrust with leadership • Practice and experience • Winnowing process

  15. Covey, Stephen M.R., Speed of Trust, New York, Simon and Schuster (Free Press), 2006. Print. Lencioni, Patrick, The Five Temptations of a CEO, San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, 1998. Print. Maxwell, John, ed., The Maxwell Leadership Bible, Nashville, Thomas Nelson Bibles, 2002. Print. Ricks, Thomas E., “General Failure”, The Atlantic, November 2012:98-109. Print and Web 12 November 2012. references

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