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SUMMARY:Business Growth Foundations and Solutions Series
DESCRIPTION:November Topic: Creating Accountability Without Feeling Like a Jerk\nHolding people accountable can feel especially difficult in small organizations\, where working relationships are often close and personal. Leaders may avoid tough conversations because they fear damaging a relationship or being labeled a "micromanager." But avoiding hard conversations can lead to frustration\, unclear expectations\, and problems that continue far too long.\n\nIn this practical\, interactive workshop\, participants will learn how to address performance and behavior concerns with clarity\, confidence\, and respect while preserving positive relationships and giving employees room to succeed. We'll share simple frameworks\, useful scripts\, and conversation tools that help leaders set clear expectations\, maintain healthy boundaries\, and follow through without becoming harsh or damaging important relationships. Participants will leave better prepared to create a culture where accountability feels fair\, constructive\, and supportive of everyone's success.\n\nBy the end of the workshop\, participants will be able to:\n\n\n	Recognize how avoiding accountability affects performance\, trust\, and workplace culture.\n	Distinguish healthy accountability from micromanagement.\n	Prepare for and conduct a clear\, respectful accountability conversation.\n	Use practical language to clarify expectations\, address gaps\, and agree on follow-through.\n	Identify when an accountability issue may require HR guidance or formal documentation.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:18px\;"><strong>November Topic:&nbsp\;</strong></span><b style="font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-size: 11pt\;">Creating Accountability Without Feeling Like a Jerk</b>\n<div style="direction: ltr\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; margin: 1em 0px\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-size: 11pt\;">Holding people accountable can feel especially difficult in small organizations\, where working relationships are often close and personal. Leaders may avoid tough conversations because they fear damaging a relationship or being labeled a &ldquo\;micromanager.&rdquo\; But avoiding hard conversations can lead to frustration\, unclear expectations\, and problems that continue far too long.</div>\n\n<div style="direction: ltr\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; margin: 1em 0px\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\, serif\, EmojiFont\; font-size: 11pt\;">In this practical\, interactive workshop\, participants will learn how to address performance and behavior concerns with clarity\, confidence\, and respect while preserving positive relationships and giving employees room to succeed. We&rsquo\;ll share simple frameworks\, useful scripts\, and conversation tools that help leaders set clear expectations\, maintain healthy boundaries\, and follow through without becoming harsh or damaging important relationships. Participants will leave better prepared to create a culture where accountability feels fair\, constructive\, and supportive of everyone&rsquo\;s success.</div>\n\n<div style="direction: ltr\; margin: 1em 0px\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 11pt\;">By the end of the workshop\, participants will be able to:</div>\n\n<ul data-end="1025" data-start="619" style="direction: ltr\;">\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 11pt\; direction: ltr\;">Recognize how avoiding accountability affects performance\, trust\, and workplace culture.</li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 11pt\; direction: ltr\;">Distinguish healthy accountability from micromanagement.</li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 11pt\; direction: ltr\;">Prepare for and conduct a clear\, respectful accountability conversation.</li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 11pt\; direction: ltr\;">Use practical language to clarify expectations\, address gaps\, and agree on follow-through.</li>\n	<li style="font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 11pt\; direction: ltr\;">Identify when an accountability issue may require HR guidance or formal documentation.</li>\n</ul>\n<br style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Segoe UI Web (West European)&quot\;\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\;" />\n<br style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Segoe UI Web (West European)&quot\;\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\;" />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Hybrid- Link to join will be sent upon registration. Registrations need to be completed at least 24 hours before the class. We encourage you to join in person! 323 N Meridian Puyallup\, WA 98371
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DTSTAMP:20260929T221009Z
URL:http://dev.puyallupsumnerchamber.com/events/details/business-growth-foundations-and-solutions-series-13210
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