Why bcc-ing the boss is a bad practice

Author

David DE CREMER
Jack MCGUIRE, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Tessa HAESEVOETS

Publication Type

Magazine Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

9-2018

Abstract

Imagine you’re drafting an email about a sensitive project when you realize you need to keep your supervisor in the loop. You decide to Bcc her on the email. Later, the rest of the team finds out. How does this make them feel?

Keywords

Email communication, email function, team dynamics

Discipline

Business and Corporate Communications | Organizational Behavior and Theory

Research Areas

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

Publication

Harvard Business Review

First Page

1

Last Page

4

ISSN

0017-8012

Publisher

Harvard Business Review

Citation

DE CREMER, David; MCGUIRE, Jack; and HAESEVOETS, Tessa. Why bcc-ing the boss is a bad practice. (2018). Harvard Business Review. 1-4.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7831

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Authors

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https://hbr.org/2018/09/why-bcc-ing-the-boss-is-a-bad-practice