Climate volatility, deferred maintenance, and capital constraints are pushing infrastructure onto the executive agenda. Leaders who apply accountability and execution discipline to energy ...

Accountability is a cornerstone of successful fire service organizations. Neither rank nor title confers accountability. Not by a long shot. Accountability is defined as taking ownership of one’s ...

Don’t you hate excuses? Do you hate it when someone spends 10 minutes telling you why they can’t do something versus trying to figure out how to get the job done? I believe accountability is one of ...

Organizations can’t hold an algorithm accountable, but they can hold people accountable for defining intent, scoping authority, approving workflows and owning outcomes.

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 ...

“It’s not my responsibility.” “I’ve done what is in my job description.” “I’m tired of doing somebody else’s work.” If you hear this in your organization, it’s a sign your culture has an ...

Often, corporate leaders find themselves in one of two positions: either they are consistently missing targets, stuck in a cycle of teams failing to deliver on the actions necessary to achieve desired ...

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The recent COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption across the globe instituting major lockdowns and worldwide fear, prompting one of the worst unemployment and economic impacts in decades.

A divisional organization divides your company into a structure that corresponds with products, services or locations. Each division provides all the functions to support the division, including ...

Sewitch is the former chief human resources officer of WD-40 Company, and founder of Sewitch Etcetera. He lives in Kensington. I got a call one day from the founders of a specialty food brand. Their ...

A sabbatical can be more than just a time for rest, reflection, and regeneration. As I’ve observed through engagement with hundreds of other founders in social entrepreneurship communities over the ...