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In the last few years, we have experienced a huge shift in terms of management training in organizations. More and more companies are now giving focus on accountability training . Let’s understand its different aspects through this blog post. Why is it important? Through such training programs, the organizations can expect there is harmony in every department. An improvement in efficiency is also witnessed. Accountability, in simple words, is the responsibility to make sure that a project is completed. Importance of training activities Training activities are all about immersive learning. The participants understand different scenarios where accountability becomes crucial. Various companies and coaches rely on role plays for this purpose. The participants receive a scenario to work through for testing their knowledge of accountability. These activities tell the areas where professionals need improvement. What to discuss with the employees? When offering accountability tr...

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 t...

Personal accountability means an individual is accepting and discharging the responsibilities that are delegated and entrusted to them, so their objectives are done well and on time. According to the American Management Association,¼ of employees avoid responsibility related to their jobs. Gallup® reports that 29% of millennials are engaged at work, 16% are actively disengaged, 55% are not engaged. These surprising statistics signal the need for effective accountability training in the workplace. Accountability issues are not limited to individual contributors, many managers and leaders have personal accountability challenges as well. What’s worse is the multiplier effect that a manager who lacks accountability has on his or her team. Predicatively, the higher the level of the manager,the greater the multiplier effect. Teams and individuals with high levels of accountability constantly challenge themselves to find additional actions they can take to achieve the desired goal. They r...