Few buzzwords are more cringeworthy than “accountability.” While it stands to reason that employees should be held accountable for the contributions they make (or don’t make) to an organization’s ...

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

True execution is the byproduct of engineering accountability and clear decision rights into a dynamic system that makes high ...

Executives love clichés. In annual reports, they express shock that another year is in the books. In marketing materials, they boast of their organizations’ commitment to going the extra mile, ...

Our accountability system—the way we hold federal employees accountable for meeting reasonable standards of performance and behavior—is badly broken. It takes too long, is bureaucratically byzantine ...

In late February, a directive from Elon Musk ricocheted through corporate America: “Email me the five things you did this week by Friday EOD.” The memo, blunt and unadorned, ignited a firestorm about ...

Accountability, diversity, forward thinking, learning, mutual support, professionalism, and trust are the Joint Munitions Command’s Links of Success, and they help form the backbone of the enterprise.

In late February, a directive from Elon Musk ricocheted through corporate America: “Email me the five things you did this week by Friday EOD.” The memo, blunt and unadorned, ignited a firestorm about ...

I only get calls to work with teams when there are problems. I frequently start by interviewing or surveying the team members as to what they see as the primary problem. In my experience, two topics ...

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, in a meeting with Secretaries, emphasised accountability and coordination across departments.