Leadership and Accountability training — free
Managers stop carrying everything themselves: they speak the language of accountability, assign roles so that every result has an owner, and hand responsibility back to their people.
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The complete kit: slide deck, trainer guide, workbook, exercises and tests. The link will be emailed to you.
A training you can run without the author
2 days, minute by minute
A trainer guide with what to say, exercise instructions, debrief questions and difficult situations.
13 exercises
Role plays, cases and cards — with print-ready handouts.
Tests with answer keys
A pre- and post-test to see what participants have learned.
An author with corporate experience
Stan Shaposhnikov: programs for PrivatBank, DTEK, Interpipe.
Who this training is for
- Managers at all levels, team leads and project managers
- High-potential employees preparing for a management role
- Internal trainers and HR/L&D teams who need a ready-made program
- Independent trainers who deliver programs for corporate clients
Problems it solves
- Tasks get stuck because everyone assumes someone else will do them
- Missed deadlines are explained with excuses and someone to blame
- The manager takes tasks back because it is "easier to do it myself"
- Nobody knows who owns the result when several people work on a task
- Conversations about missed deadlines turn into lectures and change nothing
What participants will be able to do
Tell accountable behavior from unaccountable behavior by words and actions — in themselves and in their team
Replace habitual excuses with the formula "fact — my part — what I will do — by when"
Sort issues into three circles — responsibility, influence and acceptance — and spend energy where they can make a difference
See that "putting it off" is also a decision, and negotiate with their own "but"
Assign roles with a RACI matrix so that every result has exactly one owner
Recognize when an employee shifts, avoids or denies responsibility
Run a "hand responsibility back" conversation: from facts to an agreement with a clear deadline and follow-up
Training program: Leadership and Accountability
Two days, 10:00–18:00 · lunch and two breaks each day
| Day 1. My accountability | |
|---|---|
| 10:00–10:30 | Opening, introductions "My accountability story", pre-test |
| 10:30–11:15 | Accountability and its absence: signs and definition. Self-check |
| 11:30–12:30 | Excuses and the language of accountability. Practice "Excuse → Step" |
| 13:30–14:30 | Business game "Opening a New Branch" and debrief |
| 14:30–15:15 | Three circles: responsibility, influence, acceptance |
| 15:30–16:30 | Exercise "Wishes and Decisions" |
| 16:30–17:30 | "I have to" or "I choose to". Practice "I want to — but" |
| 17:30–18:00 | Day summary, evening assignment |
| Day 2. Accountability in the team | |
|---|---|
| 10:00–10:20 | Warm-up "One Decision", review of the evening assignment |
| 10:20–10:40 | Who is responsible for what: the RACI matrix |
| 10:40–11:15 | RACI practice "The Industry Trade Show" |
| 11:30–12:30 | Business game "Budget Cut" and debrief |
| 13:30–14:15 | My RACI matrix: a real task |
| 14:15–15:15 | Three ways to escape responsibility: shifting, avoiding, denying |
| 15:30–16:00 | The "hand responsibility back" conversation: five steps |
| 16:00–17:20 | Practice "Accountability Dialogue" in groups of three |
| 17:20–18:00 | 30-day plan, post-test, feedback form, closing |
What's included: slides, trainer guide, workbook
Slide deck
54 slides with presenter notes (PowerPoint)
Trainer guide
30 pages: a minute-by-minute script for both days, what to say, debriefs, difficult situations
Participant workbook
18 pages for each participant, including a self-check and a 30-day plan
Exercises and cases
13 exercises; excuse cards, two business games, 8 situations for a conversation with an employee
Tests and forms
Pre-/post-test, answer key, summary sheet, feedback form
Read me first
Preparation plan and printing list
License
Run it as often as you like, adapt it, add your own logo
License. Run the training as many times as you like, edit the materials and add your own logo. You may not resell the files or share them with third parties. License terms
Exercises from this kit
Excuse → Step
Master the formula of the language of accountability: fact — my part — what I will do — by when.
Leadership and AccountabilityGame "Opening a New Branch"
Experience how responsibility is shared in a group when nobody has been put in charge, and see your own habitual roles.
Leadership and AccountabilityRACI: The Industry Trade Show
Build a RACI matrix on a training case and check it against the rules.
Need it tailored to your company?
We will rewrite the cases around your situations, apply your brand style and prepare your trainers.
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