306 - This is What Happens When You Share The Truth with Your Team
Discover the power of truth-telling in leadership and how it transforms team dynamics. Learn how transparency, even within boundaries, can build trust, boost performance, and create a more resilient team culture. Tune in for insights from The Daily Hint with Jens Heitland.
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This is What Happens When You Share The Truth with Your Team
Transparency can be one of a leader’s greatest assets, yet it’s often one of the most challenging principles to uphold. In this episode of The Daily Hint, I explore the power of truth-telling and its impact on building a connected, high-trust team culture. Many leaders are tempted to withhold information, especially if it’s difficult or negative, but openness is what sets great teams apart.
In my own experience, I’ve realized that carefully sharing honest insights, even when I legally can’t reveal everything, has brought unexpected benefits. Teams feel a deeper sense of respect and loyalty when they know their leader is striving to be as transparent as possible. This episode dives into the balance of honesty and discretion in leadership, showing how truthfulness can build a culture of trust that boosts morale and ultimately enhances performance.
Tune in to learn the impact of truth on team dynamics and how you can apply these insights to develop a more resilient, connected team that values openness and integrity.
Highlights:
00:00 The Challenge of Speaking the Truth
00:12 Legal Constraints and Trust
00:38 The Impact of Truth on Team Dynamics
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Transcript:
As a manager in an organization, I often didn't want to say the negative thing. And I was going around the negative things and not telling everyone. Today, I'm saying, I'm telling the truth. If I'm allowed to, obviously. Sometimes legally, you are not allowed to tell the truth to your team, but I believe telling the truth to my team makes the difference because they trust me.
They know that it's on the edge that I am allowed to tell them, but if they understand, and if they hear from me. I'm not allowed to tell this right now but I'm telling you a little bit more than everyone else because I believe it's important to you to learn what this thing is about. Because the team trusts you and the team trusts each other on a different level when you share the truth. The truth makes a difference for teams across the world.