Accountability is huge trait for employees and it seems compatible with, "They speak when others won’t." Often a team is faced with err and the best employees speak up, take responsibility and discuss solutions from the lessons learned. In the face of failure too many employees pass the blame or simply remain silent.
One of my Philosophy professors was extremely adamant about paper titles as he argued that a paper will be read only if it has a clever or thought provoking title. After each assignment we critically reviewed all class paper titles while he provided feedback.
