“A Culture of Excellence: The Art, Discipline, and Practice of Breakthrough Leadership” is a book that focuses on the pivotal qualities of leadership needed to foster a positive culture and drive success within your organization. In part 4 of a 10 part radio interview series discussing the book, Dr. Fardad Fateri discusses the importance of accountability and what it truly entails.
Transcript:
welcome back again this is the inner
voice and I'm doctor Foojan and I'm
delighted to have dr. Fardad Fateri
who's the president and the CEO of
International Education Corporation
which owns and operates accredited
college across colleges across the
United States he is the author of a
culture of excellence the art discipline
and practice of breakthrough leadership
Guest Introductions
dr. Fateri is a part of a small group
of chief executives in American higher
education today with significant
experience in the imperative but rare
interwoven triad of academic operations
and business verticals with over 25
years of experience in higher education
and graduating from UC Irvine and
Harvard University's dr. Fateri has
served as a professor department chair
Dean regional director college president
division president chief academic
officer for director and president and
CEO of several medium to large-sized non
profit market funded and privately held
systems and we have them with us now
welcome dr. Fateri thank you so much
thank you for the invitation happy to be
here
wonderful so how to come front when you
How to Confront When You Fall Short
fall short in an empowering way can you
talk a little bit about that yeah you
know you know what when it comes to
accountability again that kind of falls
under the umbrella of ownership and
being the CEO of your position
accountability it's something everybody
covets but but very few people truly
wanted once they have it right you know
I think people in general love being
told what they do although they hate it
at the same time I've noticed that over
the years that in our culture people who
love being accountable and in charge of
making decisions and take action do very
well with us and then a lot of people
who say they want to be accountable and
they say they want to make decisions
when given the power they crumble
and they can't deal with the anxiety and
the stress of having to make decisions
so although a lot of people don't like
to be told what did you want a daily
basis when they're given the power to do
so they they make the conclusion that
it's not for them and that's okay again
I I always tell people it's not about
right or wrong good or bad it is what it
is but in our culture we people
regardless of title even if we have
security officers or custodians we want
them to run their business and we want
them to be in charge and they get the
Learn to Control
respect and the power learn to control
like any other title that was that that
we have but they need to be ready to to
to execute and take action and make
decisions and not wait for somebody to
tell them what to do it's very important
when you are totally responsible for the
result that you create I mean as a human
being if we do that in all aspects of
our life but specially in corporations
that where the results are very much
tangibly set like there's a goal and a
result that is set for everyone together
as a common goal which is might be
different in the different areas of our
life where my result might be something
that I'm choosing to create and I could
create like a vague concept which camp
you know I won't be held responsible for
or I can justify and come a lot of
excuses in why that result was just
created that way but in organizations
since numbers matter and they you know
the measurement tool it is by numbers
then being responsible for those numbers
from whatever a place and a position we
are makes it makes the concept in the
culture of excellence to move forward as
a team as I as I hear you yes correct
absolutely yes wonderful dr. Fardad Fateri
who has created and it's an e-book
a culture of excellence the art
discipline and the practice of
breakthrough leadership dr. Fateri
where can people will get your book
actually the book is also sold in
paperback it is available in digital
format
my co-author James York and I very
excited to have that Amazon is probably
the fastest and most accessible way to
the book
About the Author: Fardad Fateri
Dedicated to the advancement of student success, leadership development, and organizational excellence, Dr. Fardad Fateri has devoted his 30-year career to catalyzing innovation and transformation in American higher education.
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