The image of the lone professor meditating on a relatively stable body of knowledge, producing books as an outcome, is no longer a viable model. Information is increasing exponentially and has a shelf-life of approximately two years. A new model of the teacher is emerging in both traditional and corporate universities. The new image of the professor is leading to new models of goal-setting and assessment.
True accountability generates power, momentum and teamwork .
They assume ownership of the results their function must achieve , be it delivering new products or delivering employees' mail . They raise the bar, hoping that tougher goals will motivate better performance. Or they lower the bar, hoping that people will at least achieve something and feel good about it. They focus on the product rather than the people who produce it. Their beliefs in turn dictate their actions on the job, and those actions produce certain results.