Accountability

Accountability is the ability to take responsibility for a specific task.

It is essential in a self-organizing environment.

Indeed, in a self-organized workplace, trust and transparency play a key role. They enable everyone to concentrate on their roles and missions, with the certainty that others are doing the same, and that everything the organization needs to move forward is being taken care of by the right people.

Whether at individual, team or organizational level, without accountability there can be neither trust nor transparency.

And without trust and transparency, individuals, teams and organizations cannot successfully implement self-organization.

Indeed, if you don't know what others are working on, or if you don't trust their work, self-organization simply can't work.