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Nicole, can you take him inside please?
Sorry about that, what were you saying?

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I was just having a pity party. Just
overwhelmed right now, that’s all.

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Work is not going as well as I would like.
Not at all, as a matter of fact.

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What’s going on?

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We’re down for the year, again, which
could mean another restructuring.

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Wasn’t there a bunch of layoffs the
last time there was a restructuring?

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It can be a part of it, my least
favorite part of it. Ha. It’s not fun.

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My cousin Sam works with you.
Sam... Roth?

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Yeah, right, you know him. Tell me, should he
be updating his resume? I’ll let him know.

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I didn’t say a word. Your silence speaks volumes.

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Well this kind of mistake can happen frequently.
She was just letting out some of her stress and

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inadvertently found herself compromising confidentiality.

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Managers and employees have an
ethical responsibility to keep

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some kinds of privileged information confidential.
What kind of information?

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Well in this situation, layoffs or some other
kind of cost-cutting effort was being evaluated.

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But other kinds of confidential information
could be a unique marketing plan,

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new product announcement, intellectual
property, budgets, the list can go on.

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So what’s the ‘how’ here besides
the obvious ‘keep it quiet’?

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How do you make sure to safeguard
privileged information?

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Well, dealing with confidential information
requires some discipline. You must think ahead.

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If you are ever caught in a situation where
you know you’re headed into a dangerous zone,

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stop for a moment, think it through, and
remove yourself from that conversation.

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Steer clear of any kind of conversation
that could compromise confidentiality

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even when you think you’re talking
to a ‘safe’ person. You never know.

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And decide how you’ll respond if directly asked about

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something confidential before
the fact because it will happen.

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You said there are some kinds of information
that must be kept confidential,