Find it hard focusing on your career with all that workplace trash talk? These rules will help you avoid office gossip
Nothing is more harmful to a work environment than nasty office gossip. It goes without saying that you don’t want to be the one talking behind everyone’s back, but it can also be harmful to be the one listening to the trash talk. Workplace gossip is something you want to RUN AWAY from and avoid at all costs!
We all hate being the person talked about, so why do we so often do the talking? Over the years I’ve come across lots of mean-spirited office gossip, and I have found it SO key to step away from the rumours in order to keep my great professional reputation up. Today, I’m going to share with you some strategies I still use to do just that.
In this video, we’re going to chat about:
- How to RESPOND to negative gossip (what do you say when someone starts gossiping?!)
- How to INTERACT with that well-known office gossiper
- What to do when you really need to VENT about someone
- What to do when you simply can’t AVOID being on the receiving end of gossip
I can tell you from experience that once you’ve implemented these tips, your professional reputation will skyrocket. Who wouldn’t want an outcome like that?!
That being said…. Remember how I told you to run away from office gossip? Well… that starts with running over to YouTube to check out this video. See you there!
–Adriana
