Accountability often gets a bad rap, but done right, it creates autonomy, authority, agency, return on investment, and a lot fewer hours of painful conversations about who’s doing what and what is — and what isn’t — getting done.
Today’s guest, Tara Kinney, is a growth strategist. Through Atomic Growth, the company she co-founded, she helps business owners and executives use data to align people and processes to generate profits.
On this episode of The Clarity Advisors Show, Tara and host Ken Trupke discuss how to align your team for successful growth and why accountability is necessary.
Timestamps
(01:44): Defining “growth strategist.”
(02:51): Engaging as a growth strategist.
(05:02): Examples of “what if” conversations.
(12:27): Importance of accountability.
(16:01): How authority is critical to accountability.
(21:53): Changing the mindset.
(28:50): Recommended reading.
(31:28): Connecting with Tara Kinney
Episode Quotes
“If you don’t have all of the different people who will be impacted by change involved in those early stages of discussion, the change will be painful.” (Tara)
“We identify the holes in their bucket. If you put more customers in, these are the places where revenue and profit are going to leak out. So, we need to shore those up before you try to grow.” (Tara)
“You have to be able to measure (what you’re doing) and you have to be able to make decisions to improve it.” (Tara)
“Our job is not to find out what you are doing wrong. Our job is to make this company work so you are able to perform your job.” (Tara)
“It really is all the little things that make the big things matter. So many organizations are just focused on the big things that they don’t fix the small things that are the incremental changes that produce exponential growth.” (Tara)
Tara’s Recommended Reading
- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
- Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour Ph.D.
Connect with Tara Kinney
