Employee Accountability Is One Key to Success
While employee accountability is a valued characteristic, everyone blames at work. Blaming is incessant and toxic. Employee accountability and employee blaming are relatively exclusive. When employees are accountable, there is responsibility for thoughts, decisions, rumors and actions. Making employees accountable also means that there is responsibility for reactions and responses to any changes that occur in the company. As an employee, you may not have been in favor of a certain policy change. You then have the choice of accepting the change or trying to do something about the change. If you choose to do something about it, you can bring the issue to a manager or director who can consider other options and rescind the policy. Or you can mindlessly complain to coworkers and blame the managers for the change while you tell others that you will be fine with the new policy.
This complaining behavior is not displaying taking control of your thoughts and actions. One of the keys to success in business is having trust and respect from people at work. Being accountable is the biggest step along this pathway to success. When you blame management, directors, owners, coworkers, suppliers, advertisers, distributors, employees or customers, your accountability goes out the window. When you are actively engaged in your career and feel a connection with the company, you will take responsibility for things even beyond your control. This is not only an endearing quality, but it is the sign that you really care about what happens; not just to you but to the corporation and the people who work there. As discussed in the new book The Blame Game, employee accountability leads to employee happiness, success and satisfaction, not just at work but in everything.
Learn more about how to avoid the blame game at work by reading The Blame Game.
