More on accountabilty

Conversely, a leader that effectively holds themselves accountable will see the following positive results through their organizational influence:

• Employee engagement — staff will be more willing to put in the necessary effort when they know their leader(s) are “open book” and willing to accept correction.
• Cohesive team alignment — by holding themselves responsible, leaders will adopt the organization’s core values as their own and fold the rest of their team(s) into those values.
• Enhanced trust — they will build lasting trust as someone who will correct any errors and take responsibility for lapses in judgment.
• Sharpened skills by working within a behavioral framework – a leader will grow in resourceful and creative ways by working within an established model of conduct and develop business in that context.

There appears to be a surge of demand for self-accountability again, as indicated by many news articles and blog posts are attempting to address the lack of leadership accountability in many industries.