Speech Is Silver, Silence Is Golden

Abstract

“Speech Is Silver, Silence Is Golden” discusses about exercising the option of not communicating, which is also quite effective for businesses. The chapter examines as to how does silence fit in the scheme of things. Is silence always golden? Several occasions demand the least information to be shared by a business leader, and at times the least information may mean no information at all. Thus, a business leader has to decide when to keep mum and not necessarily disclose any information. At times there may be a legal requirement to speak up, and at certain different times a person may not be required to speak at all, depending on the context. Very often, business leaders opt the tactical move of remaining silent even when provoked to the fullest. In such a situation one important thing to be considered by such leaders is to take the statutory conditions into consideration so as not to be caught on the wrong foot legally.