EP. 41 Transparency Without Preparation, Is Negligence

Joseph spends a few minutes talking about "Transparency" and how many operators, business owners and Leaders may not be going about it the right way.  Communicating good, bad or indifferent news is a best practice, especially when creating alignment and shared vision.  However, when that news is delivered to a Team who is not ready to productively receive it, then it becomes problematic.  As Leaders we need to spend more time preparing our Teams to absorb information from a point of strength, especially the bad stuff.  Educating our Teams about the game of business and its inherent risks, allows them to better operate within its construct.  Developing self-confident Teammates who possess a level of adaptability that can weather anything (market shifts, sales shortfalls, potential loss of job), should be the major focus of any Leader.  Empower others to stand on their own two feet and they'll move mountains.