Transparency vs. democracy18 Dec
I’ve worked in nonprofits long enough to know that what many people want out of their jobs is not necessarily democracy, but transparency. I suspect this becomes clearer faster in corporate gigs, since people tend not to sign on to a company in hopes of affecting how the company is run. In nonprofits, however…
Since I’m now working for a “business” I know that people don’t necessarily expect democratic (by this I mean consensus) decisions – but it’s always good business to be transparent about your decisions. So this is a quick post to note that although democratically the name for our new office should be “Le Brouillard” – a sure win for francophiles all over San Francisco, and a sure loser for anyone ever hears it described by any of us for the first time – it is not to be.
We opted for the runner-up, pariSoma. It was a clear internal favorite already (note the name of the blog), but now it’s official. In the interest of transparenc – and coz it’s a cool image – we show you the final results.
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Bof, I was really hoping my suggestion, “Le Bordel”, would catch on.
Well, that one was one of my favorites too, but alas no – it doesn’t inspire confidence, does it?
Nonetheless, it proved we had quite a francophile crowd, because it got 22 votes!