#WeeklyRoundUp - Two T's: trust and transparency

The importance of trust and transparency

Trust, in Eva's opinion, the one single reason why company leaders must become transparent.

You build trust as a leader when employees don’t have to guess why you made a decision. When they can be open and honest with you in constructive feedback. When they can come to you with challenges without fear of judgment or backlash.?When they know that you won’t go back on your word and that you’ll let them know if you need to pivot.

Trust increases employee job satisfaction and makes team members feel empowered. It can also prevent business loss. Employees who trust you won’t wait until it’s too late to surface emerging issues with their work. That’s why you should invest in a workplace culture that’s built on transparency.

Employees expect their employers, managers, and leaders to be as open and transparent as possible. Lack of workplace transparency can have a negative impact on employee morale, experience, and engagement at work. Moreover, 50% of employees say that a lack of transparency holds their company back.

Transparency implies openness, communication, and accountability.

Tips on fostering transparent communication

Transparent communication in the workplace is essential for creating a successful working environment and fostering trust between colleagues. Because by making transparent communication an important part of your company culture, you will be able to improve collaboration, productivity, and engagement across all levels of your organization.

There are several ways to ensure transparent communication at work. Our HR consultant Tja?a prepared some tips that are a great starting point for creating an open and honest workplace where everyone feels comfortable sharing their ideas and engaging with each other.?Not only will it help make your workplace more efficient and enjoyable, but it will also help ensure that your team remains loyal and engaged for years to come. ??

Asynchronicity ... what and how?

Are your company processes and communication defined in a way that supports asynchronous work?

If you are asking yourself what the asynchronous work is, Manca recommends you read this article. ??

At our company,?Miha Medven?was the first to point out that his work time was not flexible, even though he could work from home whenever he wished. Why? Because we were not communicating asynchronically, most of the relevant work communication was happening at the office.

So, Miha taught us a little bit of asynchronous communication, and since then, we have made massive improvements. … and I am grateful to the moon and back for that because it made my working from home much more pleasant, and I’m in the loop with (almost) everything happening at the office.

We still have so much to do and also improve in the other areas; communication was just the first step.

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Practice what you preach!

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