Secrets of HR: 6 components of a great workplace culture

Employees should know how they fit into the organization, and leadership can ensure this by setting clear deliverables and expectations, Power says. When workers know what their role consists of, what their timelines look like, how their performance is measured and how their work ties to the mission of the company, accountability is viewed as a positive thing.  

“When you have an accountability structure in your business, it tends to be a fair place to work, because everybody’s measured on what they deliver,” he says. “Setting up structures that let people know what they’re supposed to be doing, how they’re supposed to be working and what’s expected of them relieves a lot of stress.”