Discretion is how judgment behaves when information is sensitive.
People share context with operators who know what to repeat, what to hold, and when silence becomes dangerous. Loose talk destroys influence quickly.
Discretion is not secrecy for its own sake. Sometimes the responsible move is to move information because risk is material. The question is whether the information is yours to carry and who needs it for action.
Operator artifact: before sharing sensitive context, answer: who owns it, who needs it, what action it enables, what harm sharing creates, what harm silence creates.
Field test: Before sharing, decide whether the information is yours to move and who needs it for action.
This is part 7 of 10 in Influence Without Manipulation.
