LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Seek transparency to avoid failure

The MJ’s series of articles on avoiding organisational failure continues with a look at transparency and accountability, including the importance of openness.

If your response to challenging questions from staff, stakeholders and citizens about your organisational business is: ‘Why do you want to know?' you may have an unhealthy attitude to transparency and accountability. Senior leaders can test their propensity for transparency and accountability by asking themselves some hard questions.

Why do you want to hide what you want to hide?

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