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Managing Gossip
Learn to manage gossip around the workplacePreview the first lesson free — get full access to all 5 lessons.
Essential Provider : KnowledgeCity 5 Lessons · 11m in Arabic, English
Course Description
It's impossible to avoid gossip. But you can do things to minimize it. By watching this course, will you learn what to do when you are a victim of gossip and what organizations can do to prevent gossip from becoming a problem in the workplace.
Everyone at some point has been a victim of gossip. There are right ways and wrong ways to respond in these instances. Emotional intelligence is key in choosing the right response when you are victim of gossip.
You and your organization can also take steps to prevent gossip from occurring. This can include limiting how much your co-workers know about your personal life or ensuring you are always acting professionally, even outside the office. Organizations can implement gossip policies that prohibit the content of negative gossip. This course will show you how organizations can create this policy without crossing the line and potentially violating laws.
What You'll Learn
- Respond effectively when you are the victim of gossip
- Use emotional intelligence to choose the right response to gossip
- Apply ways to prevent gossip from occurring
- Avoid gossiping and act professionally inside and outside the office
- Limit how much co-workers know about your personal life to reduce gossip
- Create a workplace gossip policy without crossing the line or violating laws
Key Takeaways
- It is impossible to avoid gossip entirely, but you can take steps to minimize it.
- Emotional intelligence is key to choosing the right response when you are a victim of gossip.
- There are right and wrong ways to respond when you become a victim of gossip.
- Individuals can help prevent gossip by limiting what co-workers know about their personal life and by always acting professionally, even outside the office.
- Organizations can implement gossip policies that prohibit the content of negative gossip, and the course shows how to do this without potentially violating laws.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is for anyone who has been or could be a victim of gossip, as well as organizations wanting to prevent gossip from becoming a problem in the workplace. Everyone at some point has been a victim of gossip.
What will I learn in this course?
You will learn how to avoid gossip, discover ways to prevent gossip, and learn how to respond when you are the victim of gossip.
How can organizations address gossip according to this course?
Organizations can implement gossip policies that prohibit the content of negative gossip, and the course shows how to create this policy without crossing the line and potentially violating laws.
What topics or lessons does the course cover?
The course covers When You are the Victim, Avoid Gossiping, Ways to Prevent Gossip, Gossip Policy, and a Test Your Knowledge assessment.
What skills does this course help build?
It supports skills in people management, conflict management, problem management, reputation management, and workplace relationships.
