The editors and readers of Fast Company magazine chose The
Transparency Edge as a Fast Company "Book of the
Month." See the online book club section at http://www.fastcompany.com/bookclub/80/
From Authenticity at Work: "After a few decades of a lot
of hard work, Lynne Seid has finally found her authentic self. She's dressed
in True Religion jeans and cowboy boots, having sold or given away her
Armani suits. But finding such authenticity didn't happen until she resigned
from global advertising firm Foote Cone & Belding, leaving behind
a high-six-figure salary and her post as president of the New York office,
where she oversaw 600 employees and a $1 billion revenue stream. Among
her reasons: ‘I was tired of having to act like a man.’"
Read the entire
article by downloading the PDF file.
From It’s Tough, But Worth It: “You know the adage:
Just tell the truth. It doesn’t seem that hard. But for most people,
there are plenty of instances where that’s the last thing they want
to do.” Read the
entire article by downloading the PDF file.
The Transparency Edge was chosen as one of Business
Book Review’s 50 summaries in 2006. “Backed by Pagano
and Pagano’s research of thousands of Fortune 500 executives,
The Transparency Edge is a comprehensive guide to the
key elements of transparent leadership and supplies notable examples of
how these behaviors play out in the real world. These powerful insights,
into how responsible transparency separates great leadership from capable
management, offer CEOs, senior managers, and entrepreneurs an effective
toolset for developing and maintaining the kind of reputation that can
make them, their teams, and their organizations, more competitive over
the long term.” Read
the entire article by downloading the PDF file.
Barbara and Elizabeth Pagano are regular contributors to the Pensacola
News Journal. To read some of their “In the Workplace”
columns, click these topics:
“Strengthening
Coworker Relationships”
“Destructive Comments and Constructive Criticism”
From Strengthen Relationships: Look across the table to your peers:
“A strong peer network can make your smarter, more knowledgeable,
and more influential. Leaders who ignore peer networking not only risk isolation,
but also are missing out on the collective wisdom of people who could add
to their success. Why would anyone deliberately do this?” Read
the entire article by downloading the PDF file.
From editor Bruce Rosenhart’s 5-star rating of The Transparency
Edge: “If you’re proud of your leadership abilities,
you still need this book, because – dare I say – none of us
are perfect leaders. If you’ve read any of my other book reviews,
you know I like checklists, stories that illustrate lessons and research
to back up the theories. This book has all this, and the Pagano’s
should feel proud to have written one of the best – and simplest
– personal communications books I’ve seen in a few years.”
Read
the entire review.
From “Restoring Trust: PR’s New Role in Creating Corporate
Accountability”: “Barbara Pagano, a leadership expert for the
past 25 years, who has coached senior executives from AT&T, Coca-Cola
and Target, for example, says the white paper won’t do any good unless
the powers that be within an organization make it a mantra – an not
a fleeting one.” See complete
article and sidebar of excerpted research from The Transparency Edge.
From a 10/27/03 book review: “Corporate consulting guru Pagano and her
daughter, Elizabeth, backed by exclusive research of thousands of executives
at Fortune 500 companies, provide a comprehensive guide to attaining corporate
transparency. In the chapter titled “Be Overwhelmingly Honest,” the Paganos
provide some stats that’ll make your head spin…. For a cold-eyed look
at honesty in the workplace, the book offers managers various tests with
one column asking for a scale on how the manager thinks (s)he is doing
while the other column asks what others might think. It’s the PR equivalent
of taking a hard look in the mirror and realizing that others don’t see
you the way you necessarily see yourself when it comes to effective communications.
Read the entire review
on page 8.
From 'Transparency: Practice Nine Behaviors': “As leaders
seek to be more credible and transparent, they likely will feel some discomfort.
They will be forced to address their deficiencies. Yet in the clearing
of these awkward states are benefits – increased trust, effective
collaboration, and better organizational health.” Read the entire
article by downloading the PDF here.
From the Midwest Book Review: “…an expert guide to
crafting and implementing the power of a ‘clear and open’
business policy. The priceless value of an impeccable reputation, and
how to cultivate favorable word-of-mouth for lasting success using nine
key behaviors form the core of this invaluable and very highly recommended
resource for those charged with insuring the success of their enterprise.”
From Books for Better Business: “The Transparency Edge
offers a dynamic approach to ‘what you see is what you get’
in business….a book that should be on every executive bookshelf.”
To read the whole article by B.J. Davis, download the PDF here.
From a review in Business to Business magazine: The Transparency
Edge “makes the very thoroughly researched point that, for excellence
in leadership, honesty is the best policy. …the Paganos come at
this with an impressive amount of research involving 360-degree assessments
using a database of approximately 16,000 individuals. …the open
honesty, straight-forward recommendations and research base of the Paganos
make their book quite formidable – a possible classic in the competitive
world of business books.”
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