As an employee, not feeling like you have the ability to speak your mind about issues that are important to you can be stressful. Employees are the ones who are deeply in touch with customer needs as well as problems and opportunities within the company. That's why it's important that leaders create an environment that will elicit open and candid feedback. Feedback at every level is critical to the success of an organization. Here are five tips to help you create a transparent and open workspace. 1.