{"id":44501,"date":"2025-01-06T19:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T00:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/?p=44501"},"modified":"2025-01-06T19:42:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T00:42:03","slug":"whats-a-cathartic-shift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/whats-a-cathartic-shift\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s a &#8220;Cathartic Shift&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019ve all had \u201cah-ha\u201d moments. The ah-ha is \u201ccatharsis\u201d\u2014the process of releasing negative emotions or frustration in ways that create a positive, inspirational boost. Sometimes, those cathartic shifts happen in the normal course of business. And sometimes, they need to be structured moments for learning. That\u2019s why Good Leadership chose the \u201cworkshop\u201d format to bring the recent Healthy Accountability research to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Important Learning from the Research<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Accountability that feels positive or healthy is a concept that is elusive at best and a complex mess of inconsistent leadership at worst. However, the research pointed to some simple steps that can be taken to make quick improvements toward a culture of healthy accountability. The best environment to create positive momentum is to assemble a group of employees who share a similar frustration with a business issue &#8211; like fuzzy, inconsistent accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"123\" src=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-at-6.32.46\u202fPM-1-300x123.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-at-6.32.46\u202fPM-1-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-at-6.32.46\u202fPM-1-1024x420.png 1024w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-at-6.32.46\u202fPM-1-768x315.png 768w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-at-6.32.46\u202fPM-1-1536x629.png 1536w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-at-6.32.46\u202fPM-1-2048x839.png 2048w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-06-at-6.32.46\u202fPM-1-600x246.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The workshop formula that works the best: O x D = U2. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The \u201cO\u201d is Opportunity<\/strong>\u2014it\u2019s the collective excitement and hope that comes from thinking about \u201cWhat\u2019s possible?\u201d if we learned to do something better or different.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cD\u201d is Dissatisfaction<\/strong>\u2014it\u2019s the frustration (or anger?) that builds up when the same negative things keep happening over and over again. Eventually, we get motivated enough to interrupt the cycle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The \u201cU2\u201d is Urgency Squared<\/strong>\u2014in an organizational setting, a sense of urgency that lives in only one person causes nothing to change. Significant change and improvement only happen when a leader finds other leaders who are aligned and equally motivated to make something new happen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Healthy Accountability Workshops<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two forms of workshops that bring the Healthy Accountability Research to life: the Basic workshop and the Tailored workshop. Each includes information from the general survey, with decisions about how to prioritize the next steps to take along the Pathway to Healthy Accountability\u2122. The\u00a0\u201cTailored\u201d workshop is longer and more specific, because their organization has taken the Healthy Accountability Survey in advance &#8211; it jumps starts the convesration with the first-hand observations by real employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The Good Leadership team is gearing up for a steady flow of Healthy Accountability Workshops &#8211; there are 8 scheduled in January alone &#8211; some in-person and others virtual. All designed to produce a \u201cU2\u201d sense of urgency, because of a motivating \u201ccathartic shift!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/healthy-accountability-executive-summary\/\">Inquire here<\/a> if you want to recieve the Executive Summary of the Healthy Accountabilty Research or learn more about a workshop for your organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all had \u201cah-ha\u201d moments. 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