An accountability team is a group of leaders who meet regularly to share honest feedback and hold one another accountable. Accountability teams give clarity on the CEO role, enhance decision-making, ...

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Personal accountability is the ultimate leadership superpower of 2025, shaping trust, engagement and decision-making in an increasingly complex business world. Here’s why it matters and how you can ...

I speak and write a lot about the "softer" side of leadership—developing the right characteristics and attitudes that make you a better leader in the mortgage industry. And, as I shift more of my ...

President Ronald Reagan once said, “Trust, but verify.” During my tenure as chief of the Real Estate Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, I embraced a related principle: ...

We say it in the academy. We put it in our mission statements. It shows up in every leadership workshop and command staff memo. But here’s the hard truth: talking about accountability and practicing ...

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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 ...

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Fire service leadership demands operational proficiency and an unwavering commitment to ethical principles. The service’s complex and dynamic environment requires leaders who can navigate challenging ...

We are well past National Quitters' Day (the second Friday in January), when approximately 23% of people have abandoned their goals for the New Year. But a CEO cannot afford to quit. The most ...