A proven tool for sharpening one's competitive edge



Today's leading organizations have seized on the concept of transparency as the key to gaining the confidence of investors, employees, and customers--and gaining profits. In The Transparency Edge, leadership expert Barbara Pagano demonstrates that transparency is more than an excellent policy--it is a powerful management skill that managers can learn and use to make themselves and their organizations more competitive.



Presenting the nine behaviors that every successful leader uses to gain a transparency edge, Pagano shows readers how to use these techniques to build loyalty, gain trust, and establish an impeccable reputation for integrity. She also shows how this nothingto- hide approach enables organizations and their leaders to:



* Make decisions more efficiently and execute them more effectively

Speed up operations

* Identify problems sooner and solve them faster

* Build trust and collaboration within the organization

* Establish a higher level of credibility



Table of Contents:



Chapter 1. Leadership Transparency That Builds Credibility

Chapter 2. Be Overwhelmingly Honest

Chapter 3. Gather Intelligence

Chapter 4. Compose Yourself

Chapter 5. Let Your Guard Down

Chapter 6. Promises Made, Promises Broken

Chapter 7. Deliver Bad News, And Do It Well

Chapter 8. Get Ahead, Say You're Sorry

Chapter 9. Watch Your Mouth

Chapter 10. Don't Hold Your Applause