| From offices to cubicles and hallways, admit | | | | Okay, having said that, the gossiping may be |
| it--workplace gossip is pretty rampant. Whether you | | | | everywhere, but what can be done to lessen it's |
| like it or not, there will always be tongues wagging | | | | injurious effects? |
| spicing up the office grapevine. Well sometimes, | | | | - It's important that you simply don't tell others what |
| some employees like to spice up the office to lessen | | | | not to do. You got to provide them constructive |
| the boredom and monotony at work, that's why | | | | alternatives to choose rather than indulge in gossiping. |
| they inject some gossip in the workplace here and | | | | - You can also hold seminars or workshops about |
| there. | | | | gossiping and its dangers. This would openly bring up |
| But what if the gossips are already getting out of | | | | the issue to everyone in your office. |
| proportion? What if workplace gossip is already | | | | - You can also generate a company policy on |
| hurting people's feelings (thus harming interpersonal | | | | workplace gossip and how it should be dealt with. |
| relationships), damaging employee morale, or | | | | Gossip (factual or not) can destroy people's |
| distracting other people from their work (resulting to | | | | reputation, that's why make them feel that you're |
| low productivity)? Then it's about time to act on it. | | | | serious about this issue. It's totally legal, not to |
| For example, you as a manager, if you find yourself | | | | mention reasonable, to create a policy regarding |
| constantly addressing workplace gossip, try to find | | | | gossiping. Express the truth that the gossiping has to |
| out and understand the gossip's topic/theme. | | | | end or else...the gossipers have to face the |
| It's also highly probable that your workers don't trust | | | | consequences like they'll be asked to leave. teaches |
| you enough thus, they're too intimidated to ask you | | | | you more how to deal with different personalities in |
| about certain issues. Or, you may not be sharing and | | | | your workplace aside from your gossiping colleagues. |
| disclosing adequate information with your staff. | | | | |
