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 ...

This month’s topic is another readers’ choice: responsibility and accountability. Specifically, we’ll cover: clarifying the real distinction between responsibility and accountability; and, ...

I write a lot about roles and role clarity. Role clarity is so important, yet often overlooked. For example, before you can have what I call an effective performance collaboration, managers first need ...

It’s become more than unacceptable. Each day provides another occurrence of man’s inhumanity to man causing us to shake our head in disbelief. This loss of values makes our lives more difficult, more ...

It’s not just about getting your work done; it’s about owning the entire process. One of the most critical qualities a leader can demonstrate is ownership. Ownership goes beyond simply getting things ...

Advanced systems are reshaping professional judgment, forcing local governments to rethink accountability, performance management and labor relations.

Accountability as a Leadership Principle In the modern, demanding construction and infrastructure setting, accountability is ...

The first step in developing a cybersecurity response for your business is to establish the scope of the cybersecurity response in terms of the hardware and software included, which in turn requires ...

U.S. companies remain less accountable than European and Asian ones despite recent years' damaging revelations of management chicanery involving finances, labor relations, environmental performance, ...