Managers are accountable for a world of duties, mostly supervisory in nature. The best bosses recognize that the people-side of a manager’s job is critical to operations.

A manager is accountable for what?

The Harvard Business Review defined management as “the responsibility for the performance of a group of people.” I like this explanation because it points out that the accountability is for the results produced by others. How can you influence the performance of employees?

Mary Jo Asmus in “Six Unexpected Things You Are Responsible For” at Aspire-cs.com identifies leadership responsibilities which can produce a positive work environment. She does a good job in helping us see how leaders can affect workers’ performance.

Six unexpected things you are responsible for

As a leader in a position of authority, “taking responsibility” may not be something you think about – you assume you are responsible. You know that you are responsible for your business’ success, hiring and firing, training, performance reviews, and a whole lot of other things. If you want to be a successful leader, there are some things that you can do to be in a better place to assure that happens: Relationships: You’re in a leadership position because you were successful at getting things done. Read the rest of the post…

Strive towards being more accountable for these management behaviors. You will soon build an organization that fosters strong employee morale and productivity.