7 Warning Signs for Your Firm

Man with head down on laptop keyboardIf it’s suffering these, a culture change is due.

By August Aquila

Accountability, according to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, is “the obligation or responsibility to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions.” Let’s explore what this definition means.

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First, there is an obligation. An obligation is a promise to do something. If a company has a financial obligation and fails to meet it, it may go into bankruptcy. If individuals fail to meet their obligations they also fall into a state of bankruptcy – i.e., failure.