BEE Clear: Setting the Radical Minimum Standard  with Deb Mohlenhoff

The BUILD‑ENGAGE‑EXECUTE approach: You'll build a standard you actually wrote yourself and bring real accountability to you organization.
About this Event

"Radical" might sound dramatic - but when it comes to accountability - it’s actually the most important thing to be defined. Radical generally refers to something that is fundamental, extreme, or goes straight to the root of a matter. Most leaders can describe what "amazing" looks like. Almost none can tell you what the floor is — the actual, non-negotiable minimum that has to be true before anything else matters. That gap is where accountability goes to die, and where good employees start guessing at what "doing my best” even means.

This isn't about writing SMART goals. Using BEE Strategies' signature BUILD‑ENGAGE‑EXECUTE approach, you'll build a standard you actually wrote yourself — one made to stick, not to land in the recycle bin next week. Bring a real accountability challenge or employee issue you're wrestling with; we'll work through it live.

You'll walk out with:

The Radical Minimum Standard Worksheet — draft the real floor for your team or role in about 20 minutes flat

The Standard-Setting Conversation Guide — turn your draft into a standard your team helped build, not one you handed down

The Accountability Check-In Tool — a five-minute recurring habit that makes "we said we would" actually mean something

About the Presenter
Deborah Mohlenhoff is a public-sector executive, leadership educator, and team-development strategist with 30 years of experience spanning city government, higher education, and nonprofit leadership. She is the founder of BEE Strategies Consulting, where she helps municipal governments and nonprofits build highly functional teams and effective leaders. She most recently served as the founding City Manager for the City of Ithaca, New York, and previously as Chief of Staff to the Mayor and a 12-year elected member of the Ithaca Common Council — giving her a rare, firsthand view of both the staff and governance sides of local government. A certified Gallup CliftonStrengths facilitator, Deborah has designed and led strategic planning retreats, leadership development programs, and organizational assessments for municipalities, colleges, and nonprofits across New York State, including 12 years as Program Director of Leadership Tompkins. Her work is grounded in the BEE Collective, the leadership framework she developed to help organizations build a strong foundation, engage across complex relationships, and execute on a shared mission — turning individual leaders into truly high-functioning teams. Learn more at beestrategiesconsulting.com.

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