No news is bad news

If you’ve ever:

Then you’ve experienced that…no news is bad news.

Personally and professionally, we want to know what’s going on.

Contrary to the popular philosophy, no news is good news, here’s how no news really impacts people in the workplace:

Devalues them, implying they can’t handle being “in the know”
Causes them to feel suspicious and vulnerable about their performance and upcoming changes
Increases gossip as they guess and grasp for answers

The no news practice will burden your team with the stress of blindly navigating a communication void.

Instead, provide timely and accurate feedback and updates.

This one habit will give your team members what they need most:

The peace of mind to focus on their roles.