When one enters the corporate world, folks will be told – be precise, inform only when it is needed, especially to people at the top. Yet, there will be instances when you do not need to communicate or inform, the feedback given is – You don’t communicate enough.
Over communicate, over communicate especially when it involves people at the top. You just don’t know what they are going through or how much information they need to process. Your tiny bits of regular updates will help them to be ready if ant surprises come along and enables better decison making.