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When Transparency Backfires, and How to Prevent It

Harvard Business Review

But consider the micromanager who asks you to document every step of your calculations so that he can be sure you got the right answer. The idea is that giving the other party complete information about your interests makes that other party responsible for policing your behavior. Too much transparency can increase distrust.

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