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approach. After all, business conditions may change through no
fault of individuals, and their status may change as a result of a
merger, an acquisition, a company bankruptcy, a recession, or other
major organizational changes.
One thing is important: Don’t promise what you can’t deliver. In
addition, be careful whom you tell, when you tell them, and how
you tell them. “To tell or not to tell” sounds like a “one-size-fits-all”
approach. But managers may choose to tell an individual selectively,
even when not telling is the organization’s norm. That may be done
as a surgical strike to retain a key performer. If you hear that a top
performer is looking for another job, you may want to talk to your ...