You can read the previous post in my series here. Part of leadership is holding others to account when the occasion arises. It’s not the most pleasant part, by any means; not many people particularly ...

I was recently in a training course where the words responsibility and accountability were brought up. I, like most of you, have used these two words with the assumption that they have very similar ...

When you hear the word “accountability,” what are your first thoughts? Are we talking about a human resources or performance issue, such as holding someone accountable for something that they did ...

Today’s leaders face a tough mandate. They’re expected to hold team members accountable for their actions—both in terms of fulfilling job duties and adhering to stated policies and standards—while at ...

SOX is a beautiful example of having to impose accountability because nobody would otherwise take responsibility. From what I know about Sarbanes-Oxley, it’s what you’d expect when you take a bunch of ...

WASHINGTON — In an editorial published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an interdisciplinary group of experts urges the scientific community to follow five principles of ...