SAN FRANCISCO — Why would you want to share information with employees? When times are tough, you keep the bad news, tight cash flow and potential layoffs all to yourself. When times are good, you want more of the money for yourself, repay your own debts, make up for the tight times and then think about growing and reinvesting again. On the other hand, we’ve all heard that sharing information with employees is a good idea. What’s the scoop?
THE HERE AND NOW
There may be times when growth is spectacular or, alternatively, sales drop dramatically, but neither of those conditions dominates right now. The more common situation today is to have a few days or weeks that are better than the last two years because of your sales efforts. If those efforts fall off, volume falls off a bit.
