Chat Topic: Do You Walk the Talk of Transparency?
As consultants we are frequently encouraging our clients to “walk the talk” of their values. In particular, we are encouraging transparency – one of the many overused buzzwords this young century has promulgated.
It’s one thing to encourage our clients to walk their talk. It’s a whole ‘nother thing to walk that talk ourselves as consultants!
This month’s Twitter Chat for consultants to Community Benefit Organizations will focus on the inter-related issues of “walking the talk” and “transparency.”
- If we are going to walk our own talk, what talk is that?
- Have you clearly articulated the values that will guide the work you do – guide the decisions you make?
- What does “transparency” mean for your clients?
- What does “transparency” mean as a conusultant?
- How much transparecny is enough?
- If we are to be transparent, what exactly does that mean we will DO?
- And how will that help our clients? How will it help the communities they serve?
Join us on Tuesday, May 25th at 1pm US Pacific time. This one promises to be a lively discussion! (But then aren’t they all?)
Many thanks to Matt Nathan for suggesting this month’s chat topic!
If you are new to the #NPCons chat, check out info about how to participate here. And you can find archives of past chats here. We hope you will join us!
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May 24th, 2010
Greetings, hopefully I can join the chat tomorrow and plan to add this to my weekly schedule! Agree that the word transparency is becoming one of the new buzz words.
Last year there was a great post in HBR (http://bit.ly/aN2BxM) that spoke to the difference between clarity and transparency for leaders.I think this has interesting implications for consultants and of course the client/consultant relationship.
May 24th, 2010
So glad you’ll be joining us, Jara! And the HBR post is terrific thought-fodder. Please tweet it with the hashtag #NPCons – it would be great reading prior to the chat. Thanks again!
HG