The Gossiping Mantra for Business Success
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The Gossiping Mantra for Business Success
Fremont: "Gossip needn't be false to be evil - there's a lot of truth that should not be passed around," said Frank A, Clark. The management might consider gossip to be belittling and tend to punish gossipers with lower performance ratings, but it can benefit individuals and organizations. It is found that the more the staff members gossip, the better their understanding of their social environment and the higher their peers rated their influence. Gossip is rampant in most workplaces. Expect a certain amount of it, but the key is to know when the gossip is out-of-hand and when is the time to act. It is important to reduce the negative effects gossip and rumor brings in the workplace. Remaining quite after listening does not justify your behavior. Listening to negative gossip from other promotes a certain culture within your organization or unit of the organization. Gossip can prove helpful for the organizations where the flow of information from the top-level management gets chocked off, especially during the time of crisis or undergoing change. Research shows that gossip often reduces anxiety in an individual and helps him to cope with uncertainty, thus increasing his efficiency to work. It is also one of the best way to make a personal connection that provides you with social and emotional support. People being involved in gossiping can be influenced by one another's opinion and exchange important information. It also encourages one to learn from others' mistake. It is important to reduce the grapevine gossip to diminish the chances of the root cause of misunderstanding in the organization. The information is not subjective in case of grapevine gossips, and so it is important to negotiate what restricts the limit of gossip and where it crosses the line that needs to be established. It all depends on the understanding of the group of right and wrong, and healthy gossip or conversation. Also, people engaged in gossiping should restrict their talks to the cause rather than questioning on 'why', 'where', 'what', and 'how'. These questions might bring harm to the individual and also the others engaged in the gossip.

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