Accountability
Competency Definition: The obligation and willingness to take responsibility for actions and results, ensuring tasks are completed and owning outcomes – whether things go right or wrong.
It's important to build this competency because...
- Self-Benefits: Building accountability strengthens personal integrity and increases credibility by showing you can be trusted to follow through
- Organizational Benefits: It drives performance, fosters trust, and create a culture where goals are met and challenges are owned collaboratively
Resources
Below you'll find resources for building Knowledge, Skills, and Ability (KSAs) for this competency.
- Knowledge - Information acquired through education or experience about a subject. (Think: "what you know").
- Skill - The power to perform a specific task effectively that is demonstrated through actions and developed through practice and/or experience. (Think: "what you can do").
- Ability - The natural or learned capacity for doing something. Note, not everyone is going to have the same level of natural ability to do something. Someone’s natural ability can make it harder or easier to develop skills. (Think, "what you're naturally capable of or have developed over time").