7.6 Leadership and Social Responsibility Results

Purpose

This Item examines your organization’s key results in the areas of leadership and societal responsibilities, with the aim of maintaining a fiscally sound, ethical organization that is a good citizen in its communities.

 

Comments

- Because of a lack of appropriate measures, a key challenge for many organizations is measuring their progress in accomplishing their strategic objectives. Frequently, these progress measures can be discerned by first defining the results that would indicate end-goal success in achieving the strategic objective and then using that measure to define intermediate measures.

- Independent of an increased national focus on issues of governance, ethics, and leadership accountability, it is important for organizations to practice and demonstrate high standards of overall conduct. Governance bodies and senior leaders should track relevant performance measures on a regular basis and emphasize this performance in stakeholder communications.

- Measures should include environmental, legal, and regulatory compliance and noteworthy achievements in these areas, as appropriate. Results also should include indicators of support for key communities and other public purposes.

- If your organization has received sanctions or adverse actions under law, regulation, or contract during the past three years, the incidents and their current status should be summarized.