Are you leading a change process in you organisation? Perhaps you have access to information that you can’t yet share. You know that not everyone will have a job after this round of change. But it’s privileged information. It’s not set in stone yet and you cannot tell anyone.

So what can you do?

You lie awake at night wondering how to handle the situation. Everyone knows that something is going on even though no official announcements have been made yet. You can feel the anxiety and stress in the office. You fear that some of your best people are already looking for jobs elsewhere. You need people to focus and do their work. Particularly at this time.

Watch this video on the number one thing you must tell people during a process of restructuring and change.