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Accountability Under Fire - Kate Adams

Accountability Under Fire

How society is demanding more from business and what great leaders are doing about it

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Buch | Hardcover
220 Seiten
2026
Practical Inspiration Publishing (Verlag)
9781788607971 (ISBN)
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The role of business in society has shifted significantly in recent years. This book helps leaders to understand the rapidly evolving and challenging expectations being placed on them, and offers essential guidance on how to embrace a broader definition of leadership that works for society as well as shareholders.
Society now has a seat in the boardroom – what does that mean for leaders?

The age of transparency is giving society (including employees) a ring-side seat in the business world. There is low trust and high scrutiny of business leaders – yet little support on what it means to be accountable to society. Where are the boundaries of accountability today? And what changes do leaders need to make?

This isn't a book about how to look good or delegate doing good. It’s about how great business leaders own and navigate that challenging shift. If you believe the role of business in society goes beyond shareholder value, if you want to lead a company that understands its role in strengthening society, then this is for you.

Kate Adams has spent 25 years helping businesses to design and deliver on their accountability to society, and helping non-profits deliver social impact through partnership with business. She has consulted with some of the world’s biggest corporations, and held senior leadership positions in non-profits such as Comic Relief. She is a Non-Executive Director at ParalympicsGB and co-host of the podcast ‘Seat for Society’.

Kate Adams has a rare insider perspective on leadership across both the commercial and non-profit worlds. She has consulted with some of the world’s biggest corporations, and held senior leadership positions in non-profits such as Comic Relief. She is currently a Non-Executive Director at ParalympicsGB and co-host of the podcast ‘Seat for Society’.

Poem on Accountability

Introduction

Part 1: A shifting landscape for business leaders

Traditional expectations of business accountability Why society is now demanding more Are these reasonable asks of leaders?

Part 2: Modelling accountability to society

Lessons from business: successes and failures Learning from military, government and civil society The role of the Board

Part 3: A tool-kit for society-conscious business leaders

It starts with you as a leader: tools to raise self awareness and personal insights Accountability mapping: tools to identify impact and boundaries Creating an accountable culture: tools to embed values, behaviours, and build trust

Conclusion: Just good leadership

Further Reading

Acknowledgements

Notes

About the author

Erscheint lt. Verlag 6.10.2026
Verlagsort Tadley
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-13 9781788607971 / 9781788607971
Zustand Neuware
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