In our discussions with clients and candidates the topic of “transparency” will normally always come up. Many clients will cite this as part of their company culture and hence a quality we should look for in candidates we consider. Interestingly, but possibly not surprisingly, this comes up more often with smaller and privately owned companies than
from larger publicly held companies. As a professional recruiting firm working for and representing our clients there is a challenge of balancing the need for both privacy and transparency. An October 2014 Harvard Business Review article, “The Transparency Trap” by Ethan Bernstein, a HBS professor, focused on the value of balancing privacy and transparency and the impact of transparency on organizational performance - to include some of the unintended consequences.
Our internal panel has selected these favorite Quotes on “transparency” as reminders of how differently “transparency” can be viewed.
"The single most important ingredient in the recipe for success is transparency because transparency builds trust." - Denise Morrison
"I find that when you open the door toward openness and transparency, a lot of people will follow you through." - Kirsten Gillibrand
"Take the long way. Do the hard work, consistently and with generosity and transparency. And then you won’t waste time doing it over." - Seth Godin
"Confidentiality and transparency are not mutually exclusive, but rather two sides of the same coin." - Thomas de Maiziere
"Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway."
Sanford Rose Associates® – Annapolis focuses on "finding people who will make a difference"™ in the Specialty Chemical and Specialty Materials industries. Our unique candidate assessment and presentation process coupled with our highly experienced recruiting team (each with 16 or more years of both hiring and recruiting experience) enable us to quickly recruit and place highly talented individuals for critical position roles that warrant an investment in a retained or exclusive search assignments. Roles and/or functions of most recent high demand from our client base – and within the chemical industry itself include:
Strategic Marketing roles
Technology Leadership and Senior Scientist roles – most with advanced technical degrees
Technical Service and Technical Sales Representatives
Chemical Process Engineering
Business Leadership – full or partial P&L , both cross-cultural and cross functional experience
We are a member of the Sanford Rose Associates® network of 150+ offices, which in the latest Hunt Scanlon Ranking of TOP 50 Recruiters in US, was Ranked 9th.
