Abstract: Transparency is a critical component in achieving a level of organizational success. This article discuss areas that inhibit transparency and impact not only on organizations (the business) but the people within the organization. The lack of leadership integrity, organizational culture, and the inability to communicate effectively through interpersonal communication skills are defined inhibitors to organizational transparency within this article. By addressing the identified transparency inhibitors leaders are able to achieve a level of organizational success.
Link to Research/Publication: http://aboutleaders.com/transparency/
Reference: Powel, C. (2015). Inhibitors to
Transparency. About Leaders. Retrieved http://aboutleaders.com/transparency/
Author Bio: Dr. Christopher Powell currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Leadership Integrity Services, LLC and Deputy Director of Human Capital Planning for the Army Corps of Engineers – IT (ACE-IT).
Prior to his current role as Deputy Director of Human
Capital Planning, he served as the Deputy Director of the Central Region of
ACE-IT where Dr. Powell assisted in leading and managing over 500 federal
government IT employees and over 800 government IT contractors
in a virtual/non-centralized organization that extend
throughout the United States, Alaska and Hawaii.
Other assignments include serving in senior positions
within the United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, Army
Intelligence (G-2) Pentagon and the Defense Intelligence Agency. With over 30
years experience leading and supporting public, private and non-profit sector organizations, he has also
authored several articles and is currently constructing a book about leadership.
Dr. Powell facilitates courses with Ashford University and has facilitated
courses in organizational leadership and management, enterprise architecture, project
management, transforming organizations through business process reengineering leadership,
systems analysis and information technology leadership/management with Northern
Virginia Community College and several other venues within the Washington DC
Metropolitan area. Dr. Powell is well versed in business acumen.
As a 20 plus year military veteran, Dr. Powell was
assigned to numerous countries including Asia, Europe and Africa where there
have been challenges and opportunities. One such opportunity landed him on top
of the Berlin Wall as the wall was being torn down. He earned a bachelor’s degree
in computer information systems management from Colorado Christian University,
a master’s degree in telecommunication management from Webster University, and
a doctoral degree in organizational management and leadership from the
University of Phoenix.
Dr. Powell completed the Department of Homeland
Security Senior Fellows Program and earned certificates in IT Program
Management, Configuration Management, Chief Information Officer and Information
Assurance, to name a few.
His passions are leadership, management and growing and developing people. 