Business leaders expecting better ethical, legal and operational compliance and leadership achieve their goals easier when leaders lead by example.
Recent media coverage of sexual harassment and other transgressions by senior management at Fox News, Uber, Enron and a multitude of other businesses illustrate the adverse legal and operational challenges that can flow from tolerating management behavior prohibited by those they lead.
For this reason, businesses should require and hold leaders accountable for following the rules contractually and operationally.
Check out this great example from Drop Box CEO Drew Houston about leadership and accountability.