How To Control Office Gossip?

Talking about a colleague's voice is much more than that of a drinking fountain. After the Wall Street journal claims that Allstate CEO Thomas Wilson is an f-ing a-., just ask Allstate Protection, who left last month, Joseph Lacher. The company lost 6 billion 200 million US dollars in the second quarter, which may be related to the tension between the insurance giants.

When it comes to career management and planning for your next job, you are never willing to portray yourself. Mock the boss Guy. Instead, accumulate popularity in your career by eliminating rumors. Gossip is very tempting, but it has great destructive effect on team morale.

New York Times columnist John Tierney, based on ethnographic research, analyzes the way to get political rights as a team, and gives an interesting office gossip perspective.

Tierney at the same time, according to the co author of this topic and sociologist Tim Hallett's proposal, we have studied ways to eliminate workplace gossip, for example, if an opponent in an office seems to be ready to defame a fellow party who is no longer in competition with you, Dr. Hallett suggests that you should "pre empt" and give your partner positive comments. Quickly say, '' is her work not very good? '' may be enough to stop others' attacks.

If your opponent tries to continue to use indirect sarcasm - '' Oh, really good '' - you can pass. calm He asked him what it meant and put pressure on him. A simple question, an appropriate tone of the challenge, usually ends with sarcastic gossip according to the observation of Hallett.

If this doesn't work, Dr. Hallett suggests... You always have something to rely on. Straw What are we going to do? '' ''