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Ep:71 Accountability Without Authority: When You Have to Manage and Feel Like You Can’t
What happens when you are responsible for results but do not have the authority to make the decisions needed to achieve them?
In this episode, co-hosts Sandi Verrecchia and Jennifer Long explore accountability without authority and the challenges of leading within boundaries, including how leaders can preserve their agency, navigate difficult conversations and recognize when established patterns need to change.
They discuss:
- What happens when responsibility and decision-making authority do not align
- When you become complicit in the way things work
- Adapting conversations to your role and position
- Why growth often requires breaking familiar patterns
- Advocating for both your strengths and your areas for development
- The difference between showing up and taking charge
- Choosing the right tone and timing for difficult conversations
- Distinguishing leadership responsibility from teammate responsibility
- The role discomfort plays in growth
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Why you are the only person who can give up your agency
Listen as Sandi and Jen examine what it means to lead when your authority is limited, and how to make thoughtful choices about when to speak up, step forward or approach the conversation differently.
About Leadership Kung Fu
For today’s leaders and managers to succeed, they need to embrace change, stay curious, and continuously grow. Leadership Kung Fu explores the mindsets and habits that define effective leadership in a fast-moving world. Hosted by executive coaches Jennifer Long and Sandi Verrecchia, each episode offers practical insights, real examples, and actionable strategies leaders can use to strengthen their impact and create lasting results within their organizations.
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