My experience, and observation with clients, is that accountability doesn't work particularly well as a corporate value. The principle reason is that it is an attribute of accusation. If I were to sit you down and open our conversation with "I need to talk to you about something your accountable for.", would your internal response be positive or negative? Similarly, if you were to observe a person of higher status on the corporate ladder clearly engaged in a behavior that was contrary to the interests of the business, but not illegal, how likely are you to confront them directly and hold them accountable for the transgression? In many cases, that's likely to be a career limiting move.
Accountability as a Corporate Value
Accountability as a Corporate Value
Accountability as a Corporate Value
My experience, and observation with clients, is that accountability doesn't work particularly well as a corporate value. The principle reason is that it is an attribute of accusation. If I were to sit you down and open our conversation with "I need to talk to you about something your accountable for.", would your internal response be positive or negative? Similarly, if you were to observe a person of higher status on the corporate ladder clearly engaged in a behavior that was contrary to the interests of the business, but not illegal, how likely are you to confront them directly and hold them accountable for the transgression? In many cases, that's likely to be a career limiting move.