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Open Cultures: Do They Create Mistakes?

5 March, 2016 by James Lawther 4 Comments

Making mistakes

Open cultures A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the sound of silence.  I claimed that in the best run workplaces bosses are open to discussions about problems.  They have a “no blame culture“. Fact or theory? Is there any data to support my claim? Or was I just running my mouth off? — Heaven […]

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