This is a principle I’ve lived by my entire career as an entrepreneur and investor. Many managers think that if they give their number out to their employees, they may call. The truth is you want to hear from them. You want to hear the bad news first. What I found is the more people I give this number to, the less it rings. I want them to have this access because I respect them, and I want them to know that they can come to me. And in that trust, I find that most people never use it.