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This 9 page paper looks at the way in which leaders may be held to account for failures. The paper starts by considering how failures may be defined in terms of leadership, and then looks at the way in which leadership is impacted by failures, and the ways in which they may be held to account by various stakeholders. Points raised on illustrated with real-life cases. The bibliography cites 9 sources.
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rewards, whether it is through recognition and respect or if it is through the remuneration package. However, where leadership fails there are also processes that mean leaders will be ultimately
held accountable for their actions, but the process may not be as clear, just as success is subjective failure is also subjective and the context in which it takes place
may also impact on the way a particular failure is viewed by different stakeholders. To assess if, why and how leaders may beheld accountable for their failures the first
stage is to assess what is meant by failure and how it may be defined and then to look at the role of leadership. Failure may be defined as "an
act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success" (Dictionary.com, 2010). Therefore, failure in referred to as a lack of success which in turn is defined as "The
achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted" (Dictionary.com, 2010). Therefore, success and failure needs to be considered in the context of the plans or goals, which may vary dependant on
the type of organization. For profit and not for profit organizations are likely to have different goals, and as such different measures of success; for non profit organizations, which may
include government organizations and charities, there are likely to be specific performance goals that relate to actions with part of the goals relating to financial outcomes, such as staying within
a budget. For profit organizations are likely to have a number of goals, but in order to survive there will be the need to create a profit. This does not
mean it is purely by profit that a firm will be judged as successful, but a lack of it is likely to result in a judgment of failure. The reason
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