William Holden , a private man, died alone in his apartment. He bled to death from a gash in his forehead caused by a drunken fall. It was 4-5 days later his body was found. He was 63. Holden guarded his privacy with increasing vigilance.
People do more work and better work when they are being accountable.
I know he won't tell, so I tend to make excuses. But, if I report to a group, I begin to monitor my own behavior. Without accountability to leadership people do what's right in their own eyes. When accountability goes down, judgment goes up. When we borrow money we pay it back.