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Management gurus say that one of the most important elements of effective leadership is communicating with your employees. But employees aren't supposed to take it upon themselves to intercept your communications. Kenneth Kwak, a former Education Department employee, has been sentenced to five months in prison and five months home confinement for placing software on his boss's computer that enabled him to access the supervisor's e-mail and monitor other activities, according to Business and Legal Reports.