What a Culture of Candor Really Takes - Harvard Business Review

This article from Harvard Business Review was written on 17 June 2009, about 9 months after the collapse of Lehman Brothers on 15 September 2008.

One of the key problem in Lehman Brothers was that everyone was kept in the dark and not many of the employees know exactly what is going on.  Everyone was happy getting paid and was too busy making money.

In management, it is important to have transparency. Greater transparency and freer flow of information can help employees to raise their concerns and suggest solutions .

What most employees do not what is being treated like mushroom - employees being treated like mushrooms: kept in the dark, covered with dung, and – when grown big enough – canned.

Have you been treated like mushroom before?

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