false 2965646 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-m-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-s-1255597220.jpg Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. This vital resource is written for any organization–business, government, and nonprofit–that must achieve a culture of candor, truth, and transparency.]]> 2965646 2 2995175 13 6 2008 Transparency: How Leaders Create a Culture of Candor (J-B Warren Bennis Series) total:15|5:5|4:4|3:5|2:1|1:0| 15 58 38 8 14734 3.81 168 45 829 3.81 3131 479 70462 3.71 42 11 46852759 1816198 2965646 0470278765 9780470278765 7 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-m-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-s-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2965646.Transparency_How_Leaders_Create_a_Culture_of_Candor 3.86 14 Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. This vital resource is written for any organization–business, government, and nonprofit–that must achieve a culture of candor, truth, and transparency.]]> 2008 5 0 false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 07:14:41 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 07:14:55 -0800 2009
At 144 pages, you could finish this slim volume in an evening. Its three, smoothly written essays combine to make an engaging book. Authors Warren Bennis, Daniel Goleman and James O’Toole, writing with Patricia Ward Biederman, ...more...]]> 38954372 666282 2965646 0470278765 9780470278765 7 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-m-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-s-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2965646.Transparency_How_Leaders_Create_a_Culture_of_Candor 3.87 15 Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. This vital resource is written for any organization–business, government, and nonprofit–that must achieve a culture of candor, truth, and transparency.]]> 2008 3 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 30 12:38:46 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 12:44:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 28240611 1361523 2965646 0470278765 9780470278765 7 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-m-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-s-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2965646.Transparency_How_Leaders_Create_a_Culture_of_Candor 3.87 15 Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. This vital resource is written for any organization–business, government, and nonprofit–that must achieve a culture of candor, truth, and transparency.]]> 2008 5 0 false Fri Jul 25 01:43:08 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 06:54:00 -0700 2008 Warren Bennis, Daniel Goleman, and James O'Toole
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The co-authors are three of the most influential business thinkers in recent years and, with Patricia Ward Biederman, collaborated on this book that consists of thre...more...]]> 49859114 1554616 2965646 0470278765 9780470278765 7 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-m-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-s-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2965646.Transparency_How_Leaders_Create_a_Culture_of_Candor 3.87 15 Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. This vital resource is written for any organization–business, government, and nonprofit–that must achieve a culture of candor, truth, and transparency.]]> 2008 5 0 false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 07:34:12 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 12:53:33 -0700 2009
Transparency is almost forced on us today with the digital age - camera phones everywhere, the blogosphere, email. The most successful companies understand and use transparency as a competitive advanta...more...]]> 65866324 960271 4750641 1596592028 9781596592025 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4750641.Transparency_Creating_a_Culture_of_Candor 4.00 1 Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. 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They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. 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They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. This vital resource is written for any organization–business, government, and nonprofit–that must achieve a culture of candor, truth, and transparency.]]> 2008 3 0 false Mon Jan 19 07:39:06 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 16 20:11:58 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 19 07:39:06 -0800 2009 37453936 1671414 2965646 0470278765 9780470278765 7 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-m-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-s-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2965646.Transparency_How_Leaders_Create_a_Culture_of_Candor 3.87 15 Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. 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They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. 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They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. This vital resource is written for any organization–business, government, and nonprofit–that must achieve a culture of candor, truth, and transparency.]]> 2008 0 0 false Sat Dec 05 19:36:21 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 19:36:57 -0800 2009 78534521 1607572 2965646 0470278765 9780470278765 7 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-m-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-s-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2965646.Transparency_How_Leaders_Create_a_Culture_of_Candor 3.87 15 Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. This vital resource is written for any organization–business, government, and nonprofit–that must achieve a culture of candor, truth, and transparency.]]> 2008 0 0 false Sat Nov 21 09:23:51 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 09:39:10 -0800 2009 77650912 2912472 2965646 0470278765 9780470278765 7 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-m-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-s-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2965646.Transparency_How_Leaders_Create_a_Culture_of_Candor 3.87 15 Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. This vital resource is written for any organization–business, government, and nonprofit–that must achieve a culture of candor, truth, and transparency.]]> 2008 0 0 false Fri Nov 13 09:32:11 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 09:32:11 -0800 2009 69371742 2104486 2965646 0470278765 9780470278765 7 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-m-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-s-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2965646.Transparency_How_Leaders_Create_a_Culture_of_Candor 3.87 15 Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. This vital resource is written for any organization–business, government, and nonprofit–that must achieve a culture of candor, truth, and transparency.]]> 2008 0 0 false Sat Aug 29 16:08:38 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 16:08:38 -0700 2009 67822882 1896233 2965646 0470278765 9780470278765 7 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-m-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-s-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2965646.Transparency_How_Leaders_Create_a_Culture_of_Candor 3.87 15 Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. This vital resource is written for any organization–business, government, and nonprofit–that must achieve a culture of candor, truth, and transparency.]]> 2008 0 0 false Mon Aug 17 19:10:58 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 19:10:58 -0700 2009 67255436 2622901 2965646 0470278765 9780470278765 7 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-m-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-s-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2965646.Transparency_How_Leaders_Create_a_Culture_of_Candor 3.87 15 Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. This vital resource is written for any organization–business, government, and nonprofit–that must achieve a culture of candor, truth, and transparency.]]> 2008 0 0 false Thu Aug 13 10:55:47 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 10:55:47 -0700 2009 63745789 2433586 2965646 0470278765 9780470278765 7 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-m-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-s-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2965646.Transparency_How_Leaders_Create_a_Culture_of_Candor 3.87 15 Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. This vital resource is written for any organization–business, government, and nonprofit–that must achieve a culture of candor, truth, and transparency.]]> 2008 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jul 16 12:18:25 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 12:18:25 -0700 2009 62433113 2495395 2965646 0470278765 9780470278765 7 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-m-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-s-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2965646.Transparency_How_Leaders_Create_a_Culture_of_Candor 3.87 15 Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. This vital resource is written for any organization–business, government, and nonprofit–that must achieve a culture of candor, truth, and transparency.]]> 2008 4 0 false Mon Jul 06 21:40:55 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 21:40:55 -0700 2009 61633205 2324601 2965646 0470278765 9780470278765 7 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-m-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-s-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2965646.Transparency_How_Leaders_Create_a_Culture_of_Candor 3.87 15 Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. This vital resource is written for any organization–business, government, and nonprofit–that must achieve a culture of candor, truth, and transparency.]]> 2008 5 0 false Fri Jul 24 13:59:20 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 10:04:34 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 13:59:20 -0700 2009 58861556 762150 2965646 0470278765 9780470278765 7 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-m-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-s-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2965646.Transparency_How_Leaders_Create_a_Culture_of_Candor 3.87 15 Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. This vital resource is written for any organization–business, government, and nonprofit–that must achieve a culture of candor, truth, and transparency.]]> 2008 0 0 false Mon Jun 08 09:24:37 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 09:24:37 -0700 2009 57832540 727089 2965646 0470278765 9780470278765 7 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-m-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/29/646/2965646-s-1255597220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2965646.Transparency_How_Leaders_Create_a_Culture_of_Candor 3.87 15 Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership–look at what conspires against "a culture of candor" in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggest ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness. They explore the lightning-rod concept of "transparency"–which has fast become the buzzword not only in business and corporate settings but in government and the social sector as well.</p> Together Bennis, Goleman, and O'Toole explore why the containment of truth is the dearest held value of far too many organizations and suggest practical ways that organizations, their leaders, their members, and their boards can achieve openness. After years of dedicating themselves to research and theory, at first separately, and now jointly, these three leadership giants reveal the multifaceted importance of candor and show what promotes transparency and what hinders it. They describe how leaders often stymie the flow of information and the structural impediments that keep information from getting where it needs to go. This vital resource is written for any organization–business, government, and nonprofit–that must achieve a culture of candor, truth, and transparency.]]> 2008 0 0 false Sat May 30 01:23:10 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 01:23:10 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2965646