--- title: Accountability Chart Vs. Organizational Chart description: Accountability Chart Vs. Organizational Chart --- - [2020 EOS Conference](https://eosconference.com/) - Request a Speaker - [Become an EOS Implementer](https://eosi.eosworldwide.com) - [Find an EOS Implementer](https://eosimplementers.com/) - Contact - [**Login to Base Camp**](https://bc.eosworldwide.com) - [Base Camp](https://www.eosworldwide.com/base-camp-overview) - [Blog](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog) [MENU](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/634/eos/accountability-chart-organizational-chart/#sidr) - What is EOS? - [EOS Model](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-model) - [EOS Process](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-process) - [EOS Toolbox](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-toolbox) - [EOS History & Team](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-story-team) - [EOS Implementers](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/what-is-an-eos-implementer) - Why EOS Works - [Why EOS Works](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/why-eos-works) - [Real World Results](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/testimonials) - [EOS Books](https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-library) - [EOS Tools](https://www.eosworldwide.com/eos-tools) - [Base Camp](https://www.eosworldwide.com/base-camp-overview) - [**Get Started**](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/get-started) - [Find an EOS Implementer](https://www.eosimplementers.com) - [Become an Implementer](https://eosi.eosworldwide.com) - [Contact](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/contact) - [Base Camp Login](https://basecamp.eosworldwide.com) - [Blog](http://blog.eosworldwide.com) - [Request a Speaker](https://www.eosworldwide.com/book-a-speaker) - [2020EOS Conference](https://eosconference.com/) Close ![Header-Placeholder.jpg](https://info.eosworldwide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eos-blog2.jpg?width=1678&name=eos-blog2.jpg "Header-Placeholder.jpg") ## EOS Worldwide Blog Advice and Insight for Entrepreneurs and Leadership Teams ##### Search the Blog : # [Accountability Chart Vs. Organizational Chart](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/634/eos/accountability-chart-organizational-chart/) Written by[Ed Callahan](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/ed-callahan) on January 24, 2011 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Implementers](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/implementers) [EOS](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/eos) [Business Owner](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/business-owner) [Accountability](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/accountability) [Organization](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/organization) [Business](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/business) If you’re like most small to medium size entrepreneurial companies, you’ve probably tried to visually display how your company is structured or organized. So what’s the best way to do that – with an **accountability chart** or an **organizational chart**? What’s the difference? Organizational charts are a waste of time, particularly for small to medium businesses. OK, maybe not a complete waste of time. But they are not as useful as they should be. It's vitally important in all companies that everyone knows who is accountable for what. Whether there is a customer service problem or there is no toilet paper in the facility you don't want your employees guessing who owns the problem. Some responsibilities are clear - sales for example. But some aren't. Who decides whether to fund a major new project? The CFO (if one exists) or the owner or both? Who owns managing the outsourced website design team? The marketing director or the engineering manager? Who decides what commission rates to pay? The VP of Sales or the CFO or the Owner? How much time gets wasted because of this accountability knowledge gap? How many goals don't get accomplished on time because no one is driving them? There should be only one owner for all major responsibilities and everyone should understand who owns what. After all, if everyone is responsible then no one is responsible. An organizational chart with roles and responsibilities clarified is called an **accountability chart**. Conclusion – an accountability chart is much more useful and valuable than an organizational chart. The added clarity will help your company grow. How are you clarifying accountability in your company? Tell us about it. If you haven’t already done so, visit the downloadable tools area of this site for a sample [accountability chart](http://eosworldwide.com/tools/downloadable-tools/). 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