Gossip at Work: Benefits and Pitfalls | The Harvard Business Review Guide

27 Jun 2024

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Everyone participates in some form of workplace gossip–and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Good gossip helps us connect with others and glean information. Done wrong, though, it can damage reputations and ruin relationships. Here’s how to get it right. For more on gossip: https://hbr.org/2013/02/go-ahead-and-gossip https://hbr.org/2010/09/defend-your-research-its-not-unprofessional-to-gossip-at-work https://hbr.org/2018/10/stop-complaining-about-your-colleagues-behind-their-backs 00:00 Not all gossip is created equal 01:20 What is ‘gossip’? 01:58 Gossip as information 03:08 Gossip as reputational information 04:27 Forming connections and establishing norms 06:30 Potential pitfalls 08:27 Avoiding the pitfalls Books, tools, and more: store.hbr.org Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #YourCareer #Career #Job #Work #Business #Gossip #Harvard #HarvardBusinessSchool Copyright © 2024 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved.

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