As a business consultant, I have noticed over the years there is a lot of misunderstanding around real accountability. Most people think about it one way then have to deal with the consequences of that thinking, and never connect the dots on the fact that their interpretation of accountability is creating the problems they don’t want in the first place.
My point: most people adopt one of two ways of thinking about how to manage people. One way is from a more careful and controlling context and the other is from a context of empowerment, challenge, and accountability.