Holding each other accountable (a model and a debrief)

Holding each other accountable (a model and a debrief)

Ashraf Hamzah, Jen Simmons, Lacey Connelly, Mike Perry, Shay Leighton, Tejas Motwani

Type

Videos
Region

Global
Practice

Team structure
Language

English

This is a set of a model and a debrief on holding each other accountable, shared at LCN Pedagogy Convening on April 6th and 7th, 2024.

This is a video from LCN Pedagogy Convening on April 6th and 7th, 2024. It includes three models and a debrief of the models, regarding holding each other accountable. The models were developed as a part of Harvard Kennedy School’s 2024 Leadership, Organizing, and Action course, by the teaching fellows, Ashraf Hamzah, Tejas Motwani, Shay Leighton, Lacey Connelly, Jen Simmons, and Mike Perry.
Commitments are fundamental in organizing, but there are certain challenges when it comes to holding each other accountable.
How do we hold the space when someone shows up to the meeting not having done what they said would get done?

The video with the model without the debrief can be found here.

Resource Information

Year: 2025
Author: Ashraf Hamzah, Jen Simmons, Lacey Connelly, Mike Perry, Shay Leighton, Tejas Motwani
Tags: Team culture
Access : Member-only
Regions : Global

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