Traditional goal-setting often puts managers at the center of workplace motivation. Leaders set the targets, track progress, and hold employees accountable for results.

That structure still matters, but it is not always the strongest motivator. In many high-performing workplaces, people are driven just as much by the colleagues beside them as they are by the managers above them.

Peer accountability creates a different kind of motivation. When employees feel responsible to their team, not just their supervisor, they often develop […]