Corporate jargon translator
The phrase
“We value a culture of radical transparency here”
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What it actually means
Management shares information selectively and calls it honesty. You are expected to share everything. This arrangement is not symmetrical.
Context
A phrase popularised by certain tech companies and management thinkers. In practice, transparency tends to flow upward more than downward.
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