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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With the 10th anniversary of No Child Left Behind, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute hosted a panel discussion entitled, “Has the Accountability Movement Run its Course? ” on January 5th. Did NCLB, and ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are the nation's pre-eminent source of high-quality, objective advice on science, engineering, and health matters. Top experts participate ...