My name is Olivia Kichi, I have a very diverse background. I started at
community college taking accounting classes. After that I went to
UNCC and studied elementary education and special education. I
received a double bachelor’s degree and continued to teach for 3
years. The pandemic hit, and I moved to full-time nannying. I used this
as an opportunity to go back to school and to study for my master’s in
accounting. I am currently working as a tax intern at a moderately
sized accounting firm in Pittsburgh. I started in January and worked
through busy season. I am continuing to work as a tax intern
throughout the summer and then switching to try audit in the fall.
Interesting fact - I have two cats and a dog that I am obsessed with,
not interesting but a huge part of my life.
"Assume that they are obligated to share only what they need to
complete specific tasks or projects" (p.45)
Transparency is a very tricky topic. I think that a certain level of
transparency is very important for making connections. On the other
hand, people should not feel obligated to be transparent but feel a
want to be transparent. Encouraging an open and safe place allows
people to have a want to be transparent instead of feeling forced to
be transparent.
I think that leaders providing information about activities and
decision making to employees even when it does not directly affect
them is a good way to create a safe place. Leaders discussing
information with employees gives employees a sense of involvement,
even if they are not involved in the decision making. In addition, if the
employers discuss information with employees, they would be able to
get good feedback that would create an open space that will create a
culture within he business. I support giving employees information,
the more an employee knows the more they will be able to make
connections to understand why they do the things they do.
