Important Tips to Create a Culture of Accountability in the Workplace
Some managers let their employees avoid accountability just because they don’t like confrontation. But ignoring individual accountability is always bad. It is bad for the employees who know they are not performing well. For example, a person in the sales department will probably see that he is the only one who did not meet his sales goals. Without a tinge of encouragement and a push to improve, he may feel discouraged, devalued and ignored, which may lead him to quit. In fact, a lack of accountability redirects a negative message to the rest of your staff members that lower standards are OK. Your team may start to resent the low-performing employees and their managers because more work is assigned to other team members to make up for their teammates’ deficiencies. If you do not address the problem employee, your team may take it as favoritism, which can create a demotivating work environment. However, you can avoid this problem on your team by joining an accountability train