The Importance of Honesty in Leadership

How leaders unintentionally break trust with employees - 
 
Organizations are looking at how to reduce costs.
 
With today’s economic uncertainty, many organizations are doing it as a preventative measure.
 
With these reductions, things that were once being offered to employees such as:
 
Financial Education
Health and Fitness discounts
Learning and Development programs
Mental Health Support
Child Care Benefits
 
Are getting cut.
 
The challenge is that employees are not hearing about the changes.
 
Not from their leadership.
 
Not from their Human Resources department.
 
They’re finding out when they go to utilize what once was a benefit
 
And finding out it’s no longer available.
 
OR from someone else.
 
Leaving them confused, sad, angry & disappointed.
 
Lack of communication breaks trust.
 
There are many reasons leaders fail to communicate effectively or at all.
 
Often people get scared or busy.
 
They don’t want to look bad.
 
They don’t want people to get mad at them.
 
Fear gets in the way of productive conversation and progress.
 
These situations can be avoided altogether with an honest conversation.
 
Instead of avoiding the conversation, invite the conversation.
 
Be open, honest and transparent.
 
True leaders communicate, especially when it's hard.