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Leadership is the art of persuasion-the act of motivating people to do more than they ever thought possible in pursuit of a greater good. It has nothing to do with authority or seniority.

The pressure of accountability grows when you discover you're now responsible for the success and failure of a new task but don't feel you're quite ready to tackle it.

The growth of the sharing economy shows no signs of slacking, largely because entrepreneurs continue to innovate.

Great leadership is dynamic. It melds a variety of unique skills into an integrated whole.

Forming a new habit, or getting rid of an old one, is the key to happiness and success.

When you hold team members accountable, you're telling them you value them and their place on the team.

Keep employees satisfied and reduce turnover by avoiding these behaviors.

Set up a framework to ensure that you'll remain on track to accomplish goals and realize your vision for the company.

How new leadership succeeds or fails to restore accountability at the tarnished agency will be a high-profile case study in organizational reform.

Dropping a bad habit or developing a better one is notoriously difficult but what you need to succeed is all in your head.

Partnering with established service providers allows a young company to scale more quickly and focus on developing and refining the core business.

Cricket, the precursor to baseball, was popular in early America. Immigration from South Asia is boosting the sport and displaying the skill required to lead a team.

Push yourself and those around you to live up to promises and expectations.

Achieving the results you're striving for will take pushing yourself. It will be painful, but it will be worth it in the end.

Paradoxically, the best perspective on the inner workings of your business is through the eyes of trusted peers looking from the outside.

Failure is always an option. Eisenhower knew that, even on D-Day.

Want to grow? Your employees and you need to own your areas of responsibility and perform well. Here are four steps to making that a way of being at your company.

It is easy to get frustrated by poor performance by our employees. But fixing the problem might require a bit of introspection.

Employees with ownership and clear expectations from above always perform better. Here's how to foster accountability.

Read about how to stay calm in a crisis, respond to negative comments, handle things personally and more.

Five creative solutions to keep employees accountable.