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Managing Your Career: For All Employees
Accountability

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Accountability: While addressing job-related responsibilities, confirms established processes are followed. Accomplishes job related tasks and goals by adhering to policies and procedures. Accepts responsibility for actions and engages in appropriate behavior to address work-related issues associated with job.

Your level of skill in accountability directly affects the effectiveness of your work efforts, and can affect the results of your colleagues’ work. The minimum accountability skills expected of new employees are displayed through documenting work progress, completing work on schedule, letting others know of potential conflicts, and stepping up to take responsibility for the results of their work.

Established UIC employees demonstrate ownership of work products, services, and results. As employees progress in their UIC careers, and skills in goal setting, as well as monitoring the success of objectives and goals, also develop.

Examples of Accountability in Practice

Beginner
Documents work progress and maintains necessary records as requested
Completes assignments on or ahead of schedule
Demonstrates ability to notify others of his/her actions that may conflict with UIC’s processes
Takes responsibility for work products, services and results; does not shift blame to others
Intermediate
Works with employees to establish goals
Confirms and implements measures to assess college, unit, department, program or project effectiveness
Monitors goals and objectives in a systematic, timely manner and takes necessary action to address areas of concern
Encourages others to take ownership of work products, services and results
Advanced
Establishes college/department/unit processes for achieving goals defined in strategic plan
Provides context necessary for employees to understand role of college, department, or unit in UIC’s strategic plan
Develops long term strategies at the college, department, unit, or program level consistent with UIC’s mission

Resources

Related Courses
Working at UIC 101 Employee Performance Review (EPR Process)
Accountability and Managing Priorities is a 20 minute on-demand online course that explores the accountability practice; Completes assignments on or ahead of schedule. In this course you will learn about: The accountability core competency, prioritizing and organizing tasks, and scheduling your time.
SkillSoft Courses
Time Management: Planning and Prioritizing Your Time Managing time effectively isn't always easy or clear cut. This course focuses on ways to prioritize your workload, and describes how to estimate time frames so you can schedule your tasks effectively and meet your deadlines.
Goals and Setting Goals The process of setting appropriate goals is often oversimplified or overlooked entirely. In this course, you’ll examine types of goals that may advance your career and personal life, learn to construct challenging and achievable goals, explore ways to align your goals with your own priorities and the priorities of others.
Professionalism, Business Etiquette, and Personal Accountablity Taking responsibility for meeting your objectives, deadlines, and work targets, is an important component of good business etiquette. This course outlines strategies for developing a personal accountability framework, and helps empower you to be your own boss, set your own standards, and carry yourself with professionalism and confidence.
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