Accountability in business delays progress

By Jim Bright
Updated May 23 2015 - 12:18am, first published 12:00am
Too much reporting can slow down progress. Photo: Kerrie Leishman
Too much reporting can slow down progress. Photo: Kerrie Leishman
Too much reporting can slow down progress. Photo: Kerrie Leishman
Too much reporting can slow down progress. Photo: Kerrie Leishman
Too much reporting can slow down progress. Photo: Kerrie Leishman
Too much reporting can slow down progress. Photo: Kerrie Leishman

Accountability is one of those concepts that sounded like a good idea when dreamt up by two old mates in the pub, but the sober reality is too often very different. We expect value for our money and that means we want to know what our money has been spent on and to what end. Employment is not a gift, and therefore it is reasonable that we give an account of what we have done to earn our salaries or to deserve our funding or grants. So far so good.

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