In this episode, JoDee and Susan talk about accountability in the workplace.

Topics include:

• What accountability really means
• What happens when accountability is only owned by managers
• Avoidance of accountability
• The benefits of peer-to-peer accountability
• What healthy accountability looks like
• Respectful and team-focused accountability language
• Leaders' influence on accountability

In this episode's listener question, we're asked whether a pregnant employee can take FMLA shortly after returning from company-sponsored unpaid leave. In the news, 55% of workers see boomerang jobs as a smart career move while 37% say it's playing it safe, and many have serious reservations about returning to a former employer.

Full show notes and links are available here: https://getjoypowered.com/show-notes-episode-249-holding-others-accountable-at-work/

A transcript of the episode can be found here: https://getjoypowered.com/transcript-episode-249-holding-others-accountable-at-work/

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