Briefly, On Radical Transparency

Can this work inside organizations?

Radical transparency is the core of what Ray Dalio does over at Bridgewater Associates. I guess we need to set up two principles to make this work.

First: Ray Dalio is incredibly successful in conventional terms. He’s one of the 100 richest people on the planet, Bridgewater has $160 billion under investment (insane), and he’s been called “the Steve Jobs of investing.”

Second: he also has a new book coming up, so he’s making some serious PR rounds. That would include Fast Company, the Tim Ferris podcast, a TED Talk of his own, etc. He’s out there promoting.

Third: a lot of men, especially workaholic white men, deeply aspire to this kind of wealth and influence.

So when someone from that ilk gives you the keys to the kingdom, you best grab those keys right out of his hand and start running.

But many don’t.

What gives?

First up: what is radical transparency?

Here’s Dalio from the Fast Company link above:

Suppose we’re working together, and a hundred of us were working together, why wouldn’t I let you see everything…