Enabling Accountability by Providing Requisite Authority
By Michelle Malay Carter on March 3, 2008
Managers, by definition, are accountable for the output of their teams, but yet there seem to be so many excuses when things go wrong.? Why is that?
Managerial Accountability Requires Managerial Authority
If you want managerial accountability within an organization, you must pair it requisite authority.? Otherwise, you might as well be asking managers to get in line to stick their hand in a meat grinder.? See how many volunteers you get for that.
Creating an Accountability Culture
Elliott Jaques’ Requisite Organization model posits four MINIMUM managerial authorities must be give before you have a hope of creating an accountability culture.? I’ll be discussing each of these over the next few days.
Minimum Managerial Authority Number One
1.? Managers Shall Have the Authority to Veto Appointment of an Unacceptable Candidate
If you want managers to step up to the plate to be accountable for the work of their team, then they must be able to decline when an unacceptable candidate is “offered their way” –? even when it is protected class, Sour Sam who only has two years to go before retirement, or the CEO’s nephew who needs a job for six months until he joins the Peace Corps.
Have you ever had an unacceptable candidate foisted upon you?
Filed Under Accountability, Corporate Values, Employee Engagement, Executive Leadership, Managerial Leadership, Requisite Organization, Strategy
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