Transparency is the new leadership currency. But it is not built by saying more. It is built by making meaning.
I wrote this Fast Company piece because so many leaders are being asked to communicate through uncertainty, polarisation and rapid change, while still keeping people together and moving.
My invitation is simple: the leaders earning trust right now are the ones who can share the reality in a way people can hold. Not with corporate gloss or over-confidence. But with context, humility and a story people can co-create.
In the article, I share a practical model I use with leaders globally: the five phases of story-centred leadership
Story Listening
Story Building
Story Shaping
Story Sharing
Story Living
What’s been especially lovely is seeing it travel: the piece has now been picked up internationally, including Fast Company Brasil and Fast Company México.
If you are leading a team right now, here’s a question worth sitting with:
Where are you trying to be “certain”, when what your people need is “clear”?
Full article here: Why Transparency is the New Leadership Currency
If you read it, tell me which phase you find hardest. Listening, shaping, or living it when the pressure is on?