My policy has been that if the client doesn’t share, I don’t share the names of the clients I work with. There are a few specific situations where I need to list ‘work done’ for procurement purposes, but mostly I leave out the organisations where I train, run a development programme, where I am a management consultant. Especially in public channels such as social media, your website, etc.
It’s elementary that I don’t do this for 1-1 work (mentoring and therapy). This would be a breach of all ethical rules. But I’m thinking about the names of organisations when I deal with groups in an organisation.
Most of the trainers share their clients’ names and organisations’ logos on their website. It’s odd for me, but I have to say that my opinion is starting to change. Because maybe I’m overthinking it and my therapist ethic of total confidentiality is superfluous in this situation?
As I’m updating my website soon and others are all doing this logo sharing, I’d like to hear a bit of your views here. Whether you’re a trainer or an outsourcer. What do you think about a trainer sharing logos on their website, photos on social media of the training they have done and the organisation they are a development partner of?
Below is a picture from one of last week’s training sessions. Anyone who recognises the room will know what organisation it is, but I deliberately tried to avoid taking a picture with the logo, and I also didn’t make the trainees sit for the picture or wave. But should I still present the names of the organisations I am working with and take a picture with the group on my own initiative? Get involved as a subscriber and as a trainer!
