Accountability, Innovation, and Stewardship
Accountability in any organization has to start from the top. A leader’s example will dictate how rules and authority is received and adhered to by everyone else. Simply stated, leaders cannot live above the rules. I have unfortunately been a part of multiple organizations where this wasn’t true. At one place it was with company resources and time. The leader would routinely work less than everyone despite everyone being on salary and expected to work forty hours. He would also use company resources to accommodate himself but rarely offered or allowed it to be given to employees. This led to a disrespect for the rules among some individuals in the organization because if the boss didn’t have to follow them, why did they? It also led to some people, like myself, to become disillusioned with the leader because of his see...
