Our leadership team keeps saying we want to be more transparent with staff but when it comes to sharing actual information about budgets or decisions, we find reasons why this particular thing isn't the right time or context. I think we're more scared of transparency than we want to admit.
More people experience this than they realize.
The desire for openness often conflicts with learned patterns of controlling information as a source of security and authority.
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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.