Interesting. In Ben Horowitz's book The Hard Thing about Hard Things, he recalled doing the opposite at Opsware/Loudcloud. He made sure that all his employees k

Interesting. In Ben Horowitz's book The Hard Thing about Hard Things, he recalled doing the opposite at Opsware/Loudcloud. He made sure that all his employees knew that they were in trouble. For six months, Loudcloud employees worked long hours and were under constant stress, but were able to stay afloat on less money (keeping them alive longer). I think transparency trumps secrecy in most cases. Bad news spreads quickly and good news spreads slowly.