004 Corporate Silence

Host Phil Bowermaster welcomes Rob Bogosian to discuss corporate silence, the wilfull withholding of work-related information. Rob provides an overview of:

• How corporate silence comes about
   
• Why individuals enagage in it, and why some managers create a culture that encourages it
   
• The toll that organizations pay for engaging in corporate silence
   
• The relationship between corporate silence and corporate transparency

About our guest:

Rob Bogosian is the founder and principal consultant at RVB Associates, a consulting firm focused on linking management and leadership development to business strategy. Prior to establishing RVB Associates, he was Vice President of Performance Development at Wachovia Corporation. Rob is Professor of Management at Hult International Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts and is currently Rob is a Doctoral Candidate at George Washington University, specializing in organizational silence.