Introduction
Accountability partners help co-workers and vice-versa. They are a terrific way to challenge yourself and let go of excuses. With an accountability partner collaborating with you it is more difficult to ignore your goals because you do not feel like completing a task or taking the next step. When you have an accountability partner you must ‘report to’ weekly or some other consistent basis, you work harder to stay on-track since you do not want to let your accountability partner down.
On the other hand, a mentor is someone who has experience and is a trusted advisor who should advise, guide, and support you in achieving your planned actions to attain your business goals. An accountability partner is someone with a focus on helping you rather than teaching you. An accountability partner should hold you accountable to your own goals.
Accountability Partners Help Co-Workers in Various Ways
But keeping track of each other’s goals and applauding successes is not the only way. It is not the only thing that you and your accountability partners help co-workers working together. There are many ways that work associates or small business owners can help each other besides accountability and we mention 4 ways below:
- Brainstorming
- Evaluate Your Approach
- Creating ‘Joint Ventures’
- Promote Their Products
1. Accountability Partners Help Co-Workers with Brainstorming
Have you ever had an idea for a great project, but you just could not find a name that captured it perfectly? With an accountability partner, you can try brainstorming to produce a title that you love. Of course, your accountability partner can help you brainstorm many things besides a project name. Together, you can brainstorm ideas, strategies, etc. But remember, primarily, an accountability partner is a business peer who helps you grow by offering guidance and holding you to your commitments. While it is like a mentor relationship, both partners work to improve themselves or their business with the feedback and support of each other.
2 Accountability Partners Help Co-Workers Evaluate Your Approach
Nothing is quite as scary as design and development of a new product, and no one understands that uncertainty and discomfort like another program manager or small businessperson. One of the ways that accountability partners can help each other is by evaluating your approach before you officially begin a project. For example, if you set up a new website, you will want someone to assess it for you.
Your accountability partner can help by evaluating your ideas and timeline and sharing their honest feedback. Your partner might tell you that your plan is faulty or point out an area where you are missing critical skills. By testing project plans and schedules for each other, you and your partner are making your outcome even better for your team and your management.
3. Accountability Partners Help Co-Workers by Creating ‘Joint Ventures’
If you have an accountability partner that you have clicked with, then it might be time to take the next step together forming an informal ‘joint venture.’ This approach works well when you have two partners that are bringing different skillsets to the table. For example, if you are experienced and proficient at HR processes and systems and your accountability partner offers IT and software complementary experience, then you could team up to initiate a new HR productivity routine that tracks and speeds up your organization’s candidate screening and recruiting activity.
4. Accountability Partners Help Co-Workers Promote Their Products
Small business accountability partners can promote each other’s products. This allows you to introduce your customers to your partner’s products or services and vice versa. Be sure to let your customers know that since you have already been accountability partners, you can vouch for their ethics and excellent customer service.
Wrap-up
If you have been accountability partners with another worker or small business owner and you have found you enjoy working together, consider other ways you could support each other. Start by having an honest conversation with your partner and telling them how you would like to further your working relationship seeing how you as accountability partners help co-workers successfully in the past.
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