Quotes About Transparency

In politics as in life, nothing is really hidden, only ignored. A candidate's character is transparent.

When team members trust one another, when they know that everyone on the team is capable of admitting when they don't have the right answer, and when they're willing to acknowledge when someone else's idea is better than theirs, the fear of conflict and the discomfort it entails is greatly diminished. When there is trust, conflict becomes nothing but the pursuit of truth, an attempt to find the best possible answer. It is not only okay but desirable.

I think we need to start having a Headline News every day, for five minutes. We could call it a Daily Check-in or something. That means we should get together in a conference room, standing up, and just announce what we're all doing.

The key to all of this, then, is to teach team members to get comfortable being exposed to one another, unafraid to honestly say things like "I was wrong" and "I made a mistake" and "I need help" and "I'm not sure" and "you're better than I am at that" and yes, even "I'm sorry.

when team members reveal aspects of their personal lives to their peers, they learn to get comfortable being open with them about other things. They begin to let down their guard about their strengths, weaknesses, opinions, and ideas.

The first dysfunction is an absence of trust among team members. Essentially, this stems from their unwillingness to be vulnerable within the group. Team members who are not genuinely open with one another about their mistakes and weaknesses make it impossible to build a foundation for trust.

Clients don't expect perfection from the service providers they hire, but they do expect honesty and transparency. There

The truth is, the only thing more painful than confronting an uncomfortable topic is pretending it doesn't exist. And I believe far more suffering is caused by failing to deal with an issue directly—and whispering about it in the hallways—than by putting it on the table and wrestling with it head on.

ADMIT YOUR WEAKNESSES AND LIMITATIONS

if we weren't willing to tell a client the kind truth, why should they pay us?

Truth lies at the heart of a functioning, cohesive team. Without it, teamwork is all but impossible

la primera disfunción: la ausencia de confianza. Se

It was astounding how much more comfortable I felt just being honest. So I kept going.

It's all about standing there naked in front of the client. It's about building trust. And in the end, that means the client trusts them and takes care of them.

Tell the kind truth.

Regardless of what position people originally took, once the decision is made, everyone supports it. That's why it is critical that no one hold anything back during the discussion.

At its core, naked service boils down to the ability of a service provider to be vulnerable—to embrace uncommon levels of humility, selflessness, and transparency for the good of a client.

Within companies that effectively over-communicate, employees at all levels and in all departments understand what the organization is about and how they contribute to its success. They don't spend time speculating on what executives are really thinking, and they don't look for hidden messages among the information they receive.

Remember, teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.

Harmony itself is good, I suppose, if it comes as a result of working through issues constantly and cycling through conflict. But if it comes only as a result of people holding back their opinions and honest concerns, then it's a bad thing.

Great teams do not hold back with one another," she said. "They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.

BE COHESIVE. BE CLEAR. OVER-COMMUNICATE. REINFORCE.

identify one particular insight from their profile that they feel highlights a weakness that they would like to address for the good of the team.

What is most important is that team members get comfortable letting their colleagues see them for who they are. No pretension. No positioning.