Getting ARCI with people

Do you have a clear idea of roles and responsibilities within your team?

I’ve just come off a coaching call with a course participant. We discussed the benefits of ‘Getting ARCI with people’.

If you didn’t know, ARCI stands for:

• Accountable

• Responsible

• Consulted

• Informed

ARCI is a simple hierarchy of roles and responsibilities. It explains things very quickly. It explains who is ultimately accountable, who is responsible, who needs to be consulted, and who just needs to be informed.

It turns out that leaders can spend too much time consulting with too many stakeholders. And not enough time delegating responsibility. (Note—you cannot delegate ultimate authority).

‘Getting ARCI with people’ is Lesson 40 The Essential Scholar—our pioneering new Leadership Development Programme. Delivered in digital, print and natural wood.