A healthy company culture encourages people to share bad news. A company that discusses its problems freely and openly can quickly solve them. A comp… - Ben Horowitz

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A healthy company culture encourages people to share bad news. A company that discusses its problems freely and openly can quickly solve them. A company that covers up its problems frustrates everyone involved. The resulting action item for CEOs: Build a culture that rewards — not punishes — people for getting problems into the open where they can be solved.

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Ben Horowitz (born June 13, 1966) is an American businessman, investor, blogger, and author.

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Alternative Names: Benjamin Abraham Horowitz
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