It will take some personal sacrifice to move up the corporate ladder, such as coming in early, working overtime, taking on extra responsibilities and being accountable for difficult tasks.
When unsupervised children become notorious, the legal system may feel extra pressure to hold parents accountable, even when the case did not end in tragedy.
In recent years, the introduction of smart phone apps like Venmo and eBay's PayPal have eased the how-do-we-pay-for-this dilemma that arises when you want to hold your friends accountable for those extra glasses of wine and split the bill down to the last penny.
Your company hired a not-so-responsible person who naturally incurs extra expenses (so the business is accountable for those costs).
But with the new funding formula, districts must also be held accountable for how they spend the extra revenue and create a committee to weigh in on the plan.
In places where they are held accountable, such as Boston, charter students gain an extra 12 months in reading and 13 months in math, according to one study.
Set deadlines, hold people accountable and say "no" (or "not now") to anything extra.
Trying to lose weight with a partner can help you stay accountable for your actions, as well as giving you an extra incentive to keep exercise appointments.
By making managers and the sales force more accountable and by encouraging cross-selling, the firm has increased the amount of extra products it sells alongside its hardware.
This is when the boss is accountable for his or her team (typically a sign of an ordinary, but not an extra-ordinary, team).
This was because public city governments ended up with extra layers of fees throughout all the steps of municipal debt issuance that corporate issuers were more rigorous about holding accountable.
