CHAPTER 1

Creating a Culture of Accountability

Fostering accountability will be a game changer for you as a leader and for your organization. And it is simple. Maybe not easy, but it is beautiful in its simplicity. The practices in this book have elevated the performance of companies and employees, across varied industries, corporate cultures, size, public or private, start-ups, and Fortune 100 companies.

Employee engagement is at an all-time low—a global epidemic, costing billions of dollars. One of the biggest contributors to this phenomenon is employees reporting a gap of accountability in their companies. When employee engagement increases, so do profits.

Organizations are often consumed with projects. These can include information technology ...

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