How Accountable Is Your Company? Building Accountability In The Workplace
Accountability. It’s more than a buzzword. It’s a value that can play a powerful role not only in one’s career but in the overall success of your business, whether you’re an owner or a manager. The fact is that accountability can help spur your employees to higher levels of productivity as well as heightened satisfaction with their jobs, which can help boost your company’s bottom line and help you continue to grow. Here’s a closer look at this value and how to develop and promote it.
Recent research shows that the ability to hold employees accountable should be within managers’ authority. Yet four in five managers say they have “limited to no” ability to successfully hold others accountable. Nine in 10 employees agree that their companies need to prioritize the ability to hold staff accountable in an effective way.