The real cost of #transparency.
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When asked why he robbed banks, Willie Sutton famously responded, “Because that’s where the money is.” Similarly when creating a new product, we focused on enabling transparency, “Because that’s where the opportunity is.”At least, you’d think that’d be the case. Transparency as a concept appears to be widely accepted as a way for teams to be more effective. In fact if you look at the stated values of many newer companies, transparency is typically highlighted, as one of the 4 or 5 key attributes deemed critical to the success of the organization.Transparency just makes things . . . easier.However, we’re finding the day-to-day reality at most organizations is somewhat disconnected from their stated aspirations. I have been puzzled by why this should be the case. Why isn’t transparency more commonly (...)