> I can see why releasing information about personal incompetence for instance might be unusual in some cultures; I’m not sure why you can’t build a culture where releasing such information is accepted.
I agree it’s possible, but think it’s a ton of work! Intense cultural change is really tough.
Imagine an environment, for instance, where we had a public ledger of, for every single person:
How much good and bad they’ve done.
Their personal strengths and weaknesses.
Their medical and personal issues.
There would be many positives of having such a list. However, it would also create a lot of problems, especially in the short-term. It would be pretty radical.
I think it’s good for people/orgs to experiment with radical honesty, though OP should probably be late to that. (You’d want to do experiments with smaller groups without so many commitments).
The company Bridgewater is noted as being particularly honest. It seems to produce some good results, but also, it’s an environment that seems terrible for most people. I recommend looking into reviews of it, it’s pretty interesting. (Also, note that Elie and Holden both worked at Bridgewater).
Good to hear it shifted your opinion!
> I can see why releasing information about personal incompetence for instance might be unusual in some cultures; I’m not sure why you can’t build a culture where releasing such information is accepted.
I agree it’s possible, but think it’s a ton of work! Intense cultural change is really tough.
Imagine an environment, for instance, where we had a public ledger of, for every single person:
How much good and bad they’ve done.
Their personal strengths and weaknesses.
Their medical and personal issues.
There would be many positives of having such a list. However, it would also create a lot of problems, especially in the short-term. It would be pretty radical.
I think it’s good for people/orgs to experiment with radical honesty, though OP should probably be late to that. (You’d want to do experiments with smaller groups without so many commitments).
The company Bridgewater is noted as being particularly honest. It seems to produce some good results, but also, it’s an environment that seems terrible for most people. I recommend looking into reviews of it, it’s pretty interesting. (Also, note that Elie and Holden both worked at Bridgewater).