• One central person X is in communication with others A, B, C and there is no communication between A, B, C

  • X can figure out who knows what and what they don’t know

  • So, with malicious intent, you can mislead one of A, B, or C, get them on the wrong side of each other, or put the blame for their failures on them.

  • is often the case

    • ‘Talking about them individually is confusing, so let’s centralize the information!’ etc.
  • If it’s done by a well-intentioned and competent person, well, it’s beneficial.

  • If someone is incompetent with good intentions, there will be a communication omission with no ill intent on his/her part, which will cause trouble.

    • Well, in that case, A~C know that X is bad, so they naturally switch hubs.
    • If roles are fixed by external factors, such as “X is an employee and A~C are part-timers,” this is a problem.
  • In case of malicious intent

    • Don’t talk to strangers” is a dangerous sign.
    • When people say these things to me, I’ll immediately create a non-star type communication channel.
    • Gather evidence such as X says different things about different people.

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