Sentences with phrase «in gossip in»

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None of this is to say anyone is justified in behaving like a high school bully; successful gossips know their audience and use their powers for good.

We even gossip in writing — fifteen per cent of emails are gossip according to research by Georgia Tech.

Don't say anything to someone you wouldn't want everyone to hear; don't spread malicious rumours you can't verify; and use gossip to eke out weaknesses in order to improve them, not exploit them.

But before you give the fire - away command to your unsuspecting employees, keep in mind that there are actually two kinds of gossip, and only one of them is useful.

Office gossip, like nearly every social interaction, in or out of the office, follows a pretty basic formula.

Lousy financials don't kill morale, it's the whispering gossip about what might be in the financials that kills morale.

In 2013, you gave a TED Talk in Vancouver on the social value of gossip and also the attached stigmIn 2013, you gave a TED Talk in Vancouver on the social value of gossip and also the attached stigmin Vancouver on the social value of gossip and also the attached stigma.

There has been academic research that speaks to the value of gossip in our society.

Some of Canada's bloodiest corporate battles have involved family members duking it out in epic rifts that enriched lawyers and filled the business pages with juicy corporate gossip.

Managers that participate in gossip create an environment of mistrust and fear, preventing open dialogue.

The first step toward dealing with a gossip is not to get sucked in yourself.

Gossiping in the workplace takes many forms.

«If you address it honestly and explain why it's not good for your company, you give employees permission to tell people that they don't want to participate in gossip.»

Every workplace will have a certain amount of gossiping, but if one of your employees enjoys reporting bad news about you, others in your company, or even the competition, that's destructive behavior and you need to do something about it.

Don't participate in gossiping which can be hard to resist, depending on the subject of the conversation.

He also used his contacts in the media, particularly in entertainment and gossip, to help cultivate Trump's image.

Example: Four women were fired in New Hampshire in 2007 «in part for gossiping and discussing rumors of an improper relationship between the town administrator and another employee that residents now agree were not true.»

And we don't engage in gossip, eradicating the «I shouldn't be saying this, but...» conversations.

Last week, in a bit of juicy tech gossip, Business Insider leaked an internal memo from Y Combinator founder Paul Graham in which he urged his incubator's start - ups to stay away from Google Ventures.

Twitter has nothing on the speed at which gossip travels in Silicon Valley.

This kind of salary transparency quells the gossip mill and exaggerations over who is making what, and leads to «greater justice» in compensation.

According to emails revealed in 2016 by Gawker, former State Department official Philippe Reines gossiped with reporters about Rosen's behavior, saying he was removed from the State Department bureau after he allegedly harassed another employee there.

Verdict: It's probably not advisable in terms of the gossip that will occur.

It's a venom that can cause division and damage everyone involved, including those who partake in the gossip (because they are shooting the arrows and causing the pain).

DODOcase also received hype when actress Hilary Swank was pictured in the New York Post's Page Six gossip page looking at a DODOcase.

His hubris, on full display as he preens and gossips and makes catty remarks about Trump's spray tan and hand size, quite possibly put this man he considers a dangerous buffoon in office.

In order to maintain a cohesive team, do not spread gossip, cause another to feel like an outcast, or grumble about petty things.

Pishevar alleged in the lawsuit that they orchestrated «a malicious smear campaign, apparently designed to incite false, defamatory, and highly damaging chatter and gossip about Mr. Pishevar.»

Some researchers suggest that gossip not only gives people a better idea of what's going on around them in their social circles and at work, but also helps people feel more involved in events.

While not all gossip is bad — one can share secrets about wonderful things like a suspected pregnancy or job promotion — Epstein points out that «useful gossip is, in the minds of most people, not what gossip is really about,» and so the majority of the book focuses on the more naughty kind of tattling, the kind that makes your heart beat faster when the subject of ridicule comes around the corner.

«Don't engage in gossip or feed the rumor mill at the office party,» staffing agency Robert Half senior executive director Paul McDonald said.

In the end, though, Franklin couldn't supply enough salacious content and his gossip column fizzled out.

In an office setting, where gossip is often seen as a destructive force that hinders productivity, it can in fact be valuablIn an office setting, where gossip is often seen as a destructive force that hinders productivity, it can in fact be valuablin fact be valuable.

Four years ago, he created JuicyCampus.com, which quickly became the biggest college gossip website in the country, with one million unique visitors per month.

In fact, one Yale study suggests that those not participating in the lunch - line prattle may be missing out on crucial information about people's trustworthiness; to refuse to engage in gossip at all can be» unhealthy and abnormal.&raquIn fact, one Yale study suggests that those not participating in the lunch - line prattle may be missing out on crucial information about people's trustworthiness; to refuse to engage in gossip at all can be» unhealthy and abnormal.&raquin the lunch - line prattle may be missing out on crucial information about people's trustworthiness; to refuse to engage in gossip at all can be» unhealthy and abnormal.&raquin gossip at all can be» unhealthy and abnormal.»

Because as much as Gossip the book is about the popularization of back - fence talk and the search for a reason why one of the world's most compelling pastimes is so pleasurable, it's also about admitting that people just can't keep secrets; they don't want to, and we might as well embrace the fact that they'll keep fewer and fewer in the future unless we collectively settle on some new etiquette.

And then there's the increasing role of social media in propagating gossip, «sometimes accompanied by photographs of their authors, drunk or naked or in other forms of moral dishabille.»

His notorious claims to fame in the media and gossip pages, were of course the $ 15,000 umbrella stand and $ 6,000 shower curtain that he and his now ex-wife had adorned throughout their apartment.

Since gossip is most often akin to condemning other people's faults, it also puts the confidants on the same level, reassuring both that they «operate in the same moral universe,» and have the same views on what's acceptable, what's wildly inappropriate, and what's just plain funny.

What's more, among the 2,175 U.S. hiring and human resources managers surveyed by CareerBuilder in March 2015, 37 percent said office gossip was a top productivity killer.

In a Twitter discussion with Intercept founder Glenn Greenwald, Tufekci argued that these mass leaks often contain internal machinations and gossip from within a campaign, which might be interesting from a historical context, but don't really have any larger news or social value.

People gossiping in internal conversation is not a scandal — but destroying public / private boundaries will paralyze dissent, not the powerful.

But in July 2013, screenshots of an explicit conversation between Weiner and a 22 - year - old woman surfaced on a gossip website.

When San Francisco - based designer Jennifer Bennett wrote a blog post about the fashions on TV's Gossip Girl, she didn't expect her product line to end up starring in several episodes.

In fact, he says gossip probably evolved from grooming, which is how many primates form bonds and alliances.

Two years later, in the midst of Weiner's second run for New York City mayor, screenshots of an explicit conversation between Weiner and a 22 - year - old woman surfaced on a gossip website.

In our human society, gossip is «what makes human society as we know it possible,» according to Dunbar.

These employees are walking zombies (my term)-- emotionally checked out or just going through the motions while contributing to gossip circles (and collecting a paycheck in the process!).

Given that Facebook helps keep us connected but can also expose us to many social stressors, like envy and gossip, the researchers, led by Eric Vanman at the University of Queensland, expected to find a Facebook break would be associated with a drop in life - satisfaction, but also a reduction in stress levels.

In other words, gossiping about someone helps you retrieve the information you have on them.