Confidentiality
Trust is a primary ingredient required to open a sincere dialogue. When you trust another person, you are more sincere, because you are not inhibited with fear or concern for your own welfare or safety. You are able to be open and honest.
This does not mean that if you trust someone there is no longer a need to think before you speak. There are times when it is best to refrain from full disclosure. In the military, there is a guideline for disclosing information: An individual must have a need to know classified information. That need relates to what is required to successfully accomplish the mission.
One of the easiest ways for a leader to destroy trust is to openly share information that is not necessary to accomplish a mission. ...
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