TRANSPARENCY

The vulnerability of listening and communicating openly.  No matter what form of governance a family selects, genuine trust is required to engage family members. The promise of trust — which emanates from a commitment to transparency and integrity of decision-making processes—is at risk if compromised. Confidence in the system is what enables a family to come back together after miscommunication and conflict. Transparency ensures the well-being of all its members is the top priority. Modeling this type of openness and vulnerability assures that the focus of the family is balanced between enhancing the pursuits and needs of individual members and preserving the unity of the family as a whole, as well as mediating the often conflicting demands among different generations and resolving them in a way that is morally and ethically satisfactory. The value of transparency becomes clear when considered in the multi-dimensional mosaic called family … in the pursuit of generational well-being.