Transparency
One of the most common perceived gaps in organizations is the need for greater transparency.
Transparency has become so ubiquitous in business jargon it is easy to forget the term is a metaphor.
Transparency, literally, is a measurable metric in materials.
To test transparency, a “see-through” test can be leveraged.
The distance at which an object can be identified with clarity is the measure of transparency of the material.
This does not translate quite as well to organizations.
The metaphor of transparency often creates a challenging and unattainable expectation.
Your mind instinctively expects to be able to “see” exactly what it wants to know.
Unfortunately, your Default Mode Network is constantly seeking to create certainty, which means it wants to know (and therefore see) everything.
Absolute transparency is not the solution your team needs.
Trust and being forthcoming with information, however, are more definable approaches that will deliver useful results.
Find ways to be forthcoming and candid and see how the narrative around transparency shifts.
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