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Letting things slide is poisonous: While the vast majority of you say you do a solid job of holding folks accountable for actions and performance, the large portion of you who don't are in a lot of danger. When people get away with not meeting expectations, not only do you not get the performance you need, you create a toxic culture, and while toxic cultures can be fixed, it takes work. When folks know they can get away with not delivering, they'll do it again. On top of that, their colleagues will see -- and possibly mimic -- their behaviors. Set a standard and hold people to it. It's a much easier fix than resolving the poisonous culture that can result. -- Mike Figliuolo is managing director of ThoughtLeaders and author of "One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership.

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You can't force people to improve themselves Companies should think twice about requiring employees to attend mandatory training sessions, Google's Karen May says. "People learn best when they're motivated to learn. If people opt in, versus being required to go, you're more likely to have better outcomes," May says.