Open & shut

You are walking down a Manhattan street and you see a familiar face. It is an analyst - someone you've worked with for years, perhaps, or even someone you barely know at all. It is a sunny day. Of course you shake hands. 'So how's it going?' the analyst asks. Do you say, 'Oh, fine thanks. The company is right where we expected to be,' or do you flip open your cell phone and call your corporate counsel for guidance? Think hard. That could be your career you've just chatted away. In these increasingly