{"id":25318,"date":"2021-01-20T22:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T02:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=25318"},"modified":"2021-02-02T15:55:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T19:55:56","slug":"create-a-cadence-of-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/create-a-cadence-of-accountability\/","title":{"rendered":"Create a Cadence of Accountability for 4DX Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you working through the 4DX process<\/a>? How do you create a cadence of accountability and what does that do for your goals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 4DX Discipline 4, you have to create a cadence of accountability because this where the execution actually happens. Disciplines 1-3 set you up for success, but you have to follow through at this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on to learn how to create a cadence of accountability to accomplish your wildly important goals<\/a> in 4DX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Discipline 4: Create a Cadence of Accountability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Disciplines 1-3 set up execution, but Discipline 4 is where it actually happens. If you were to stop 4DX after Discipline 3, scoring would happen, but only for a short while. In time, the scoreboard would become a to-do list<\/a> that no one\u2019s doing. Or, everyone would come up with their own ideas about how to do things, scattering effort in all directions. Without accountability, the game\/goal will be overtaken by the whirlwind of day-to-day operations. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 4DX, \u201caccountability\u201d doesn\u2019t mean an annual performance review or getting called out for failing\u2014there\u2019s no negative connotation. Here, accountability isn\u2019t top-down or organizational; it\u2019s personal. You\u2019re accountable to your team members (not just your boss), but most importantly, accountability becomes a matter of personal pride.<\/strong> Since you helped choose the WIG and lead measures, you can make commitments<\/a> you have the power to carry out. Discipline 4 reconnects everyone, in a personal way, to the WIG, in spite of the distractions of the whirlwind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key to Discipline 4 is that the accountability is precise and regularly scheduled<\/em>\u2014a cadence.<\/strong> That’s why you have to create a cadence of accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meetings to Discuss Progress<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You create a cadence of accountability and maintain it with a dedicated meeting. This session takes place at least once a week and lasts less than 30 minutes.<\/strong> In it, the leader holds people to commitments they make that will increase the lead measures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Initially, the meetings may take longer than half an hour, but they\u2019ll go faster as you get used to the agenda. If non-WIG-related things come in the meeting, schedule a different meeting to sort them out.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several benefits to working to create a cadence of accountability:<\/p>\n\n\n\n