| Over the years, companies have been struggling to | | | | performance based incentive systems is not as |
| develop a better workplace and overcome problems | | | | effective as it is sought to be in the long run. Many |
| and obstacles that may hinder or delay them from | | | | experts are now acknowledging the impact of |
| reaching their respective organizational goals. Rampant | | | | accountability in the workplace as a good means to |
| workplace issues such as low morale employees may | | | | solving corporate issues. |
| cause them to be inefficient in their jobs, producing far | | | | What is accountability and how could it help improve |
| below the company-expected output thus resulting to | | | | the workplace? Accountability is a concept wherein |
| lower profit. A bad workplace could also mean higher | | | | one is willing to accept responsibility in case problems |
| employee turnover rate- the ratio between the number | | | | or things undesirable happen. Accountability in |
| of employees a company must replace in a given time | | | | workplaces is important as it does not only address |
| period to the average number of total employees. | | | | the real issues that needs to be confronted, it also |
| Companies are very much conscious about their | | | | avoids people from being hooked into finding an |
| employee turnover rate since talent acquisition costs | | | | excuse to blame or pass the responsibility to others |
| money. Job advertising, new hire training, not to mention | | | | instead of directly coming up with the right solution. |
| productivity lost and other indirect costs are incurred | | | | Exposing employees to corporate training that |
| during the hiring process. And to do it every now and | | | | explores the idea of creating greater accountability |
| then to fill in empty positions becomes burdensome for | | | | gives them the chance to develop their full potential as |
| companies. | | | | an important part of the company. Knowing that they |
| To address these issues, most companies have | | | | are accountable gives them the feeling of being |
| resorted to conventional management practices such | | | | needed boosting their morale. But accountability training |
| as performance based incentive systems. Though | | | | should be met with the right approach. This is why as |
| additional pay and privileges may seem to be a | | | | a part of creating greater accountability in every level |
| practical solution in changing work performance, | | | | of the organization, business leaders are encouraged |
| management experts, and as other companies found | | | | to take part in executive leadership coaching that |
| out, point out that in today's working environment | | | | steps out of the outdated management concepts. |