Title: Why Is Accountability Important in the Workplace?
Headings: Why Is Accountability Important in the Workplace?
Why Is Accountability Important in the Workplace?
Article highlights
Definition of Accountability
Barriers to Accountability in the Workplace
Benefits of Accountability
Builds trust
Improved performance
Strengthens culture
Better compliance
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Content: Barriers to accountability in the workplace. Benefits of accountability. Accountability in the workplace fuels successful organizations, but it can be difficult to implement. In fact, according to a Partners in Leadership Workplace Accountability Study, 82% of respondents said they have “limited to no” ability to hold others accountable successfully. On the other hand, 91% of respondents rank accountability near the top of their company’s development needs. As author Pete Lowe points out in HRD Connect, “Real accountability happens in the context of a culture that supports trust and genuine teamwork …. Genuine accountability comes with a fresh honesty that acknowledges where things can improve and a humility that tempers actions.” Accountability, then, is necessary, difficult to achieve, yet attainable. But it might help to start with the definition of accountability first to understand why accountability in the workplace is important. Definition of Accountability
Many people think of accountability in terms of what it isn’t – trying to “catch” employees doing something wrong, ratting out coworkers, or laying down a strict set of rules administered with a punitive approach.