In less than a year, America votes for a new president and/or reelects a current one. During most of my 40-plus years of living as a proud immigrant activist citizen, the usual two-party system ...

We all have some level of accountability that motivates us each day, that something or someone driving us to continue moving forward, whether it’s career, financial, family, health, spiritual, or all ...

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 ...

Organizations tell their people, “Be the best. Delight customers. Put a dent in the universe.” It sounds inspiring at the annual meeting. But what does it really mean on a day-to-day basis? When Nike ...

As I work with leadership development professionals each week, I’m seeing more and more organizations with “accountability” leading their leadership competency model. While I would have thought this ...

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Accountability is crucial for personal and professional growth, but our natural inclination to avoid discomfort often hinders our ability to be truly accountable. The ego serves as a barrier to ...

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 ...