17No Secrets
TOO MANY MANAGERS, both first-time and long-time, take some private pleasure in knowing something that others do not know. They assume that if they don’t give others certain information, the others don’t know about it. That is a flawed conclusion. If you do not let your people know what’s going on, they will either seek out the information from other sources or simply make assumptions. This can work against you in two ways. The information they get from other sources may be incorrect or they may assume something that is not accurate. Even worse than that, they may act on the incorrect information or assumptions.
There are some bad managers out there who do not like to share information with their direct reports. They believe that ...
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