Gossip adangerous habit that has persisted at work place.
It has permeated different levels and is very disruptive especially if one is on the diving end.
It disrupts the company operations in acostly manner and breeds distrust and disrespect.
One needs to act, if gossip is disrupting the quality of work,hurting employees feelings,damaging interpersonal relationships or injuring employee motivation and morale.
If you find yourself having to address gossip frequently,you need to examine your workplace to understand the consistent themes in the gossip
When employees hear route of layoffs,they may start looking for new jobs and leave yet in reality their jobs are not under threat.
How can you manage gossip.
-One can manage gossip the way one would manage other negative behaviour.
-Managers should be exemporaly.
-Gossipers should be confronted
