Transparency is operating in such a way that it is easy for others to see
what actions are performed.
Transparency is operating in such a way that it is easy for
others to see what actions are performed.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF TRANSPARENCY?
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF TRANSPARENCY?
When information is shared openly, hierarchy lowers and culture improves.
1. CULTURE
2. ENGAGEMENTEngagement automatically
increases as people will better understand the
reasons behind different choices and decisions.
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One of the side effects of transparency is increased autonomy, which improves overall motivation, speed and efficiency of the organisation.
3. AUTONOMY
4. CHANGEOrganisational change is
easier when everybody shares the same reality via
transparency.
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5. ACCOUNTABILITYTransparency highlights issues and encourages people to find solutions. People want to keep their peers accountable and also recognize them when they do good work.
5. ACCOUNTABILITY
6. AGILITYOrganisations can respond to market changes much faster when they are agile and built
on informed, empowered, proactive and thinking
individuals.
Transparency improves self control and less costly formal control mechanisms are needed.
7. POSITIVE CONTROL
8. PROBLEM SOLVINGTransparency provides all the
necessary information in order to increase the speed,
efficiency and quality of decision making.
People want to know what drives the company they are working for, what its long term goals are and how they will be involved in achieving these objectives.
9. ALIGNMENT
10. PERFORMANCEThe sum of preceding points
equals improved performance in all levels of the
organisation
How to increase transparency in 5 easy steps?
1 Set, share, monitor and align goals in every level of the organisation. Use Objectives and Key Results.
2 Share info concerning operations, sales and business results, product updates etc.
3 Hold weekly or daily status update meetings.Also, use Kanban boards or public dashboards.
4 Communicate problems early and brainstorm solutions as a team.
5 Use an online tool to report progress and quickly know what your co-workers are doing.
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