Radical Transparency
High first-year turnover (30%) parallels juvenile dispersal; those who remain show 85% job satisfaction and 7-year tenure.
Radical transparency attempts to replicate the information symmetry in primate grooming networks where relationships and hierarchies are constantly visible through public interactions. In primate troops, coalition members observe all grooming, food sharing, and conflict - there are no backroom deals.
Business Application of Radical Transparency
Bridgewater's system includes all meetings recorded, constant peer ratings via iPad app, public 'baseball cards' showing everyone's strengths/weaknesses, and believability-weighted decisions. High first-year turnover (30%) parallels juvenile dispersal; those who remain show 85% job satisfaction and 7-year tenure. Transparent hierarchies are stressful to establish but more stable than hidden power dynamics.