As a first-line manager or supervisor, how can you manage gossip in the workplace?
How can you squash gossip without being viewed as a mean manager or as the “word police”?
Workplace gossip is never a good thing – it creates anxiety, it excludes people, it generates mistrust and disengaged, anxious employees. Fortunately, there are a few simple things you can do to discourage workplace gossip!
Resources
Video: Managing a gossiping employee
Video: The essential leadership quality of transparency
Ebook: The Five Most Challenging Employee Types, and how to manage them