In high-accountability organizations, decisions carry consequences that ripple across customers, employees, partners and ...

A good leader sets clear goals, follows through on promises and cultivates a culture of responsibility within an organization. Leaders who acknowledge errors with humility and transparency earn their ...

I recently celebrated my 16th anniversary as a leader/manager in academia. I was asked to take on my first leadership position during spring semester 2006 as the chairman of the Department of ...

Accountability is a simple concept: Own your actions, your decisions and their outcomes. Yet in the world of business, accountability can be elusive. When accountability is diluted, decisions become ...

We are well past National Quitters' Day (the second Friday in January), when approximately 23% of people have abandoned their goals for the New Year. But a CEO cannot afford to quit. The most ...

It's no secret that setting a good example is easier said than done. Leadership is a difficult skill to hone and master, and as the Spiderman proverb goes, with great power comes great responsibility.

President Ronald Reagan once said, “Trust, but verify.” During my tenure as chief of the Real Estate Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, I embraced a related principle: ...

Leaders set the ethical standards and influence compliance culture through their actions and decisions. Effective compliance requires clear policies and continuous employee training to keep up with ...

We say it in the academy. We put it in our mission statements. It shows up in every leadership workshop and command staff memo. But here’s the hard truth: talking about accountability and practicing ...

An accountability team is a group of leaders who meet regularly to share honest feedback and hold one another accountable. Accountability teams give clarity on the CEO role, enhance decision-making, ...