Where Accountability Breaks Down First in Small Businesses

We help small businesses grow by building clear expectations, real ownership, and systems that scale. Subscribe for weekly CEO-to-CEO insights on leadership, accountability, and growing your business through people. Most small businesses don’t have a culture problem. They have an accountability problem. If you agreed with that—and immediately wondered where accountability is actually breaking—this episode is for you. I break down the three places accountability dies first in small businesses: 0:00 - 00:39: Intro 0:40 - 3:18: The founder’s inner circle 3:19 - 5:16: Cross-departmental work 5:16 - 9:45: Time and attendance And more importantly, why it happens and what leaders can do to fix it without adding bureaucracy or killing flexibility.