09/04/2026
Every leadership team says they want to be "transparent." It's the wrong word.
Nobody can disclose everything, not you, not your VPs, not anyone running a real organization. So the moment you set transparency as your ethical standard, you've built something nobody can actually meet, including yourself.
The standard that actually holds up under pressure is consistency: the same decision, made the same way, every time, regardless of who's in the room or what you stand to gain.