I love everything about MT and have NEVER found reason to question advice delivered by M&M. If I find potential contradiction in advice, I'll always assume the flaw is in my understanding of it. So I'm wondering what the right approach is here.
In 'How to Resign (Part 3)' M&M say that after delivering your resignation to your boss: "Tell no-one no matter what... The boss gets to decide who gets told at this point. Until he or she makes it official you are not authorised to say anything to anybody other than an email to your spouse..."
However in "Post Resignation Team Meeting" (Pt 1), M&M say to schedule a meeting with your team immediately following your resignation and let them know, even if it means going against your boss's wishes. They even advise sending your team an email immediately, should your boss cancel your team meeting and even if you have been instructed not to communication with your team: "It's better if they hear it from you".
What is the way forward here - is it just a case of M&M's advice being updated?
Many thanks.
I recently resigned using
I recently resigned using the MT advice and asked my team not to spread the news until my boss had the opportunity to make this knowledge 'Public'. My team were very professional about it and my Boss made my resignation known within 2 business days. While the MT cast on this didn't suggest asking the team to keep the information private for a short period I felt it was in keeping with the spirit of Tell no one. Hope this Helps.
Better go listen again
If your have resigned in the MT way (note..I've seen 20+ resignations in my career and _none_ of them have been done professionally) and your boss is being an *$&s and demanding you not communicate with anyone for what you believe to be an unreasonable amount of time...I'm not sure the boss deserves my cooperation.
But first I would attempt to calmly discuss a reasonable amount of time and share with the boss the intent of the meeting with my staff (keeping them effective during the transition). If s/he still demands that I talk to no one for more than a few days (assuming a 2-3 week departure) I'm going to notify my staff regardless and take the repercussions...while still remaining professional. It's the right _and_ effective thing to do.