Transparency in Leadership Quotes

I think the currency of leadership is transparency. You've got to be truthful. I don't think you should be vulnerable every day, but there are moments where you've got to share your soul and conscience with people and show them who you are, and not be afraid of it.

I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our Government but civilization itself. That bond, though strained, is unbroken at home and abroad. In all my public and private acts as your President, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end. My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.

Trust happens when leaders are transparent.

As President, I will not be the last to know what is going on in my command.

One longs for the presence of a leader like Lincoln, who openly admitted his doubts and as openly preserved his commitment.

Truth-telling by a leader can legitimate truth-telling at every level.

The leader works in the open and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

In the end, I've found, people like the direct approach. It's much more valuable to them to have a leader who's absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.

The only way to get rid of corruption in high places is to get rid of the high places.

There is no such thing as a secret among our leaders; communication is very open and honest, and if it's not, then it can become seemingly brutal. You've heard my arguments for love, friends, and authenticity, but there are the deceivers, the manipulators, the control freaks, and the self-appointed teachers in the Body who would love to use our system for their own selfish purposes. We all know the realities of the old sin nature.

The hardest thing about being a leader is demonstrating or showing vulnerability. And that has a lot to do with trust.