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One of a leader’s top responsibilities is holding others accountable. That entails setting clear guidelines, communicating goals and objectives, following up to ensure fulfillment of responsibilities, providing feedback on performance, and coaching those whose performance is not satisfactory. However, a leader cannot expect to hold others accountable successfully if they are not holding themselves accountable first. In this issue of Executive Edge, we look at this important dimension of leadership of holding yourself accountable in order to hold your employees accountable.

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