One of the methods to stopping the spread of negative gossip on teams is to promote the spread of positive gossip.
The Canadian Mental Health Association has suggested that positive gossip can indeed minimize the poisonous spread of negative gossip. You can start by promoting positive gossip.... Read more...
Quotes of the Week
Teams become great as teammates become greater.
In order to expect the best from your team you have to expect the best from yourself.
Great teammates bring great solutions, not great problems.
Leaders Must Stop Rumors in the Workplace – 4 Tips Worth Some of the most wasted, unproductive and harmful activities and behaviors in the workplace, and particularly on teams, includes the spreading of rumors and gossip. Rarely is such rumor activity ever productive or very meaningful. As they spread they get bigger and can become... Read more...
Imagine for a minute your team caring about each other and their work as much as you care them and their work. What difference would that make?