Comments on: Finding the Right Level of Transparency in my Blog http://www.naffziger.net/blog/2007/03/27/finding-the-right-level-of-transparency-in-my-blog/ Startups, Search & Seattle Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:24:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: davenaff http://www.naffziger.net/blog/2007/03/27/finding-the-right-level-of-transparency-in-my-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1652 davenaff Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:03:12 +0000 http://www.naffziger.net/blog/2007/03/27/finding-the-right-level-of-transparency-in-my-blog/#comment-1652 TL, you're totally right. The key component is asking for permission first on internal issues. Andy does a good job of running his posts by others in the office before putting them up. In this case, I didn't do the same - part of the problem of posting over the weekend. TL, you’re totally right. The key component is asking for permission first on internal issues. Andy does a good job of running his posts by others in the office before putting them up. In this case, I didn’t do the same – part of the problem of posting over the weekend.

]]> By: T.L. http://www.naffziger.net/blog/2007/03/27/finding-the-right-level-of-transparency-in-my-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1648 T.L. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:00:34 +0000 http://www.naffziger.net/blog/2007/03/27/finding-the-right-level-of-transparency-in-my-blog/#comment-1648 As a frequent reader of your blog and always enjoy your analysis, so I find this surprising. I had read the post in question and it seemed like you described things in a honest straightforward fashion. It's hard for me to see why this would cause so many problems if you are just stating your perspective, which I assume everyone inside your company knew already. I wonder if leeway comes with the correct level? :) I also read your CEOs blog and noticed that he recently called out two employees - by job title - who wanted to become managers. Perhaps it was widely known who they were before the post, but I could see that causing more strife and rumor. I assume there is only one ad sales manager, so your CEO is basicly saying one of the sales people thought that guy wasn't doing a good job. And for both, he's saying publicly he doesn't seem them as mgmt material. I'm guessing he asked them both their permission before posting his comments, and maybe that's the lesson here. If you want to post about internal discussions, run it by those involved beforehand. How decisions are made definitely makes for more interesting blog reading! As a frequent reader of your blog and always enjoy your analysis, so I find this surprising. I had read the post in question and it seemed like you described things in a honest straightforward fashion. It’s hard for me to see why this would cause so many problems if you are just stating your perspective, which I assume everyone inside your company knew already.

I wonder if leeway comes with the correct level? :) I also read your CEOs blog and noticed that he recently called out two employees – by job title – who wanted to become managers. Perhaps it was widely known who they were before the post, but I could see that causing more strife and rumor. I assume there is only one ad sales manager, so your CEO is basicly saying one of the sales people thought that guy wasn’t doing a good job. And for both, he’s saying publicly he doesn’t seem them as mgmt material.

I’m guessing he asked them both their permission before posting his comments, and maybe that’s the lesson here. If you want to post about internal discussions, run it by those involved beforehand. How decisions are made definitely makes for more interesting blog reading!

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