Jeff Bartel is chairman and managing director of Hamptons Group, a private investment and strategic advisory firm headquartered in Miami. In a culture of accountability and responsibility, employees ...

That statement alone will give some people cold sweats at night. Most of us would rather have an environment that fosters mentoring without accountability, but in this day and age when every dollar ...

Imagine a workplace where nobody takes responsibility for their actions or the results they produce. It’s a scenario that can quickly spiral into chaos, leading to a host of detrimental consequences ...

Accountability seems to be one topic every leader can agree on. And yet, it’s also one of the most misunderstood. We all want employees to take ownership, teams to deliver on goals and company ...

When we hold someone accountable, a guilt-prone person is likely to hear you, while the shame-prone individual reacts with defensiveness and avoids taking responsibility, all in the service of not ...

In his widely read 1970 article about the role of business in society, economist Milton Friedman justified the old adage that ...