At the end of February 2023, President Joe Biden successfully completed something that seems nearly impossible in today's world: a secret trip overseas. Politics aside, Biden's ability to pull off this trip to Kyiv is a great example for all of us in how to keep a secret to protect ourselves and others from harm's way.

From business mergers to law firm acquisitions to real estate development deals, sometimes confidentiality is key to get the job done and to avoid a crisis. It's important to make sure you control the narrative: how and when the story comes out, and who is the face of it.