Comments on: Is Transparency a Buzzword?

By: hr bartender

hr bartender — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:40:35 +0000

Thanks for all of the comments! There is something fun about the idea of buzzwords but I hope transparency doesn’t fall into that category.

By: mkl

mkl — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:46:01 +0000

Great, relevant article!! After 8+ years in restaurant operations, I took some time “off” to explore going down the road of HR. During this time off, I have been serving and while it is a means to an end- I have found it eye opening to be on the other side of the fence. With respect to what you said about a willingness to be transparent, I have often seen managers talk about an “open door policy” and then spend 40-50% of their day sitting in the office behind a CLOSED door. It still seems so silly that it’s not understood the message that that closed door sends!!

By: Marsha Keeffer

Marsha Keeffer — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:42:18 +0000

Interesting how easy it is to separate companies that embrace transparency from those that run screaming away from it online…

By: Amanda Hite @sexythinker

Amanda Hite @sexythinker — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:52:52 +0000

wow, what an awesome and perfect post. Thank you.

By: Margo Rose @HRMargo

Margo Rose @HRMargo — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:25:40 +0000

Transparency can be a good thing, particularly if an organization’s brand is creating buzz in the business environment. Urgh, too many buzz words? I class buzz words with acronyms. They are fun to use, but have limited utility in communicating to people who are not in our industry. Back to the topic of transparency, I agree Sharlyn, it should be a standard, and a policy. After all, we can’t see through opacity. Well written, my friend, this is another great blogpost.
Sincerely,
@HRMargo Margo Rose http://hrmargo.com

By: Jonathan Hyland

Jonathan Hyland — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:52:09 +0000

What a great post! I heartily agree with all of the points you make. Too often things that should be done consistently are transformed into meaningless corporate jingoism.

- Jonathan (@jon_hyland)

By: John Jorgensen

John Jorgensen — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:30:13 +0000

Sharlyn,

Spot on. Too many great ideas degenerate into buzzwords when they should be come words to live by.

John