Creating a Society of Accountability

Airports are perfect [Warning: mysql_connect [? contact   places to have surprised and meet up with some wonderful people. For the duration of several instances, I occur to satisfy handful of celebrities, politicians, my former colleagues and managers and sometimes I chanced upon several men and women who will be related with me on Social websites, including LinkedIn and Fb. That day though I had been traveling from Pune to Delhi by means of Spicejet (SG 184), I took place to meet Mihir Jaitley - the CEO of a primary multi-billion USD Auto Conglomerate. Previously I had met Mihir in the course of couple NHRDN together with other leadership seminars and conclaves. Even so, getting a possibility to speak to an individual, who's as influential and prosperous businessman, as Mihir in a very one-on-one dialogue at an airport is actually a pretty distinct practical experience than asking them an issue during leadership conclaves. I was not extremely certain if I ought to go and say, "Hello" to him or perhaps allow this opportunity go. Missing these kinds of an opportunity would have been quite idiotic on my section. So, I collected all my braveness and walked to him.

"Hello Sir, I'm Sanjeev. I have listened to you and achieved you for the duration of couple management conclaves. Last, I read you ended up in NHRDN conclave in Mumbai throughout 2014", I said.

We lifted our arms for a heat handshake.

"Hey, Sanjeev, it is actually good conference you. How are you", he asked.

"I am fantastic, Sir. Thank you. It is actually really nice to discover you here", I responded.

"Sir, you've got exceptional thoughts about how HR can lead to the advancement of the business. Really one of a kind from other business enterprise leaders", I ongoing.

"Thank you, Sanjeev. What do you do?" he enquired.

"Sir, I get the job done as Independent Administration Advisor for previous one.5 many years. I aid start-up ventures; modest and mid-size businesses in setting up HR Processes & Procedures, as well as helping them improve the performance of their employees. I also help businesses in preparing and grooming their new managers and coaching leaders for bigger roles. Before this, I have worked for 15 several years with several corporations across India and outside of India", I gave thorough reply when extending my enterprise card to him.

"That's pretty impressive. I like the phrase that you used in your description, "help". Consultants don't give free help. They charge a lot of money", he replied with a sarcastic smile on his face, even though extending his enterprise card.

"Do you think anything can be done to improve the accountability of managers and leaders in an organizational set-up? Have you done anything in those lines", he requested curiously.

As we ended up discussing, Spicejet staff made an announcement for boarding the plan.

"Sir, poor accountability is not a concern of just one corporation or an industry. It really is there in all industries. I think the primary problem is not with managers or leaders but the way accountability has been defined. By definition, it appears like an attempt to fix the blame for a failure or crisis rather than giving an empowerment to concerned leaders to find a solution. When it comes to fixing the blame, many leaders are likely to surge it off", I gave an empathetic reply.