Why Accountability Matters

Accountability and transparency are hot topics today, and rightly so...Given this new found popularity, I felt that a piece delving into the topic of accountability would be both prudent and timely. Frankly, considering what the lack of accountability has done to our nation's economy and political structure we should all be spending more time on the topic. However the truth is that few people…

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Trust and CEOs

If you're a CEO, are you trusted? If you're not the CEO, do you trust your chief executive? Steve Rubel, the Director of Insights for Edelman Digital, and one of my favorite bloggers (Micro Persuasion blog) was recently quoted as saying "People have not trusted CEOs for years, and especially not for the last 12 months." I normally tend to agree with Steve, and regrettably, I must admit that he…

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Rogue CEOs & Board Accountability

Rogue CEOs...given the recent failure of banks and financial institutions previously thought to be untouchable, there has been a tremendous amount of justifiable venom being spewed at the CEOs of these firms. Their ignorance, and in some cases their arrogance, allowed these rogue CEOs to operate outside of normal business rules, conduct self-serving agendas, and partake in self-dealing…

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