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Even if I am a transparent manager, what are things I should never tell my employees?

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    Gossip about other employees in your group. and most importantly, LIES. Never ever lie.

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    Individual salaries.

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    About clients and personal income.

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    Lies, trust is the most important quality of a manager.

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    Never get the employees' hopes up for something that has a chance of not happening. For example, stating that the company might be giving bonuses without being certain will cause problems if that falls through. You should not only be transparent, but also certain in your words. If you're not certain, then get certain first.

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    Anything personal. Don't tell your best friend what you don't want your worst enemy to know.

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    Too much of my personal life, discuss in detail politics or religion. As everyone has their own point of view and you don't want it to cause a divide in the work place.

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    that you dont care or that is ok to be a conformist regarding quality

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    Anything negative about the company. If you can’t support and sell the company mission, you shouldn’t be there.

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    Personal stuff , info regarding sensitive information about company. Information re other staff members

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    That I dislike my manager and their second level manager.

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    Detailing with glee the people you’ve fired in the past , with no real explanation except they didn’t ‘get it’. Not only are you a bad manager, you’re also poisoning th well with new hires who are just trying to figure things out.