The Dangers of Employee Silence

“No news is good news” is a common, fingers-crossed sentiment in many HR departments.

It isn’t that we aren’t open to hearing from employees. But often we spend so much time running around putting out fires that a little bit of silence can be truly golden. It means things are finally running smoothly.

Or does it?

According to an article published in the latest Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior—employee silence can sometimes be a sign of something much more om...