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From Gossip to Growth | Eradicate Workplace Gossip

De: Rika Whelan | Workplace Gossip Strategist
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  • Is gossip rampant in your department, organisation or company? Have you tried multiple different strategies like: -＞ Speaking to your team, -＞ Trying to get them on board with not gossiping, -＞ Organising workplace culture training -＞ Inspirational talks -＞ Professional development -＞ Words of encouragement and/or -＞ sending out famous quotes about the importance of workplace culture and the environment at work. I’ve been there before! I started as the gossiper, following the ’unwritten rules’ of the organisation I was working at. Gossip was the norm, and I didn’t even realise at the time the damage it could be doing to the people I was gossiping about. I was never spoken to by a leader for gossiping, and I’ve often wondered why it was tolerated, and why the gossip was as bad as it was. Fast forward a couple of years and I changed employers. Coming from a toxic work environment, where I was part of the problem, I decided to not be part of the problem anymore. I decided I wasn’t going to gossip. As gossip was rampant in this working environment as well, I soon became a victim of gossip for my lack of sharing the gossiping sentiment. I was shocked about the things people were saying about each other, how mean they were and just outright ugly. I stuck to my guns and refused to participate. I became somewhat of an outsider, but I stuck it out. It was tough, and no one liked me for my lack of participation, but in those 3-4 years, I built grit. Although I was building internal resilience and getting to know how strong I (really) was, I became resentful towards the leaders for the lack of accountability towards the staff, their lack of care for the working environment that we were in and the fact that they were part of the problem. Leaders tolerated the gossip because it was the norm, and everyone was doing it. They lacked time to deal with it and hated conflict, so decided to avoid it instead. Fast forward a couple of years again, I found myself in a leadership role where I led a relatively new department. Within 3 months, gossip had taken over and there was a huge problem! Office gossip had once again, infiltrated another perfectly good team, dividing them, causing mistrust, a lack of communication, conflict and the list goes on. I had to pull up my sleeves and declare battle! Gossip would not have a place in my team! I set out to find the solution to eradicating workplace gossip. But no one had the exact answer. A lot of great leaders offered their advice and slowly but surely I had to put the pieces of the puzzle together. I implemented what is now known as the RESPECT framework, which is the steps I took, very clunky and making A LOT of mistakes along the way, to eradicate workplace gossip and create a thriving workplace culture so that every single person who walked through those doors: -＞ felt valued -＞ wanted to be there -＞ wanted to add value to the team and the organisation -＞ was treated with respect. It took me 12 months to implement these steps, but I did it! Along with my leadership team, we eradicated gossip and experienced first-hand what it felt like to work in a gossip-free zone! It felt good! It felt amazing and it was worth all the effort, trials and tribulations. By eradicating gossip, my team: -＞ Increased productivity -＞ Managed their time better -＞ Stopped wasting valuable time -＞ Started working autonomously -＞ Started trusting each other -＞ Experienced less conflict -＞ Gained a growth mindset and left the fixed mindset behind -＞ Offered a better customer experience As a result of eradicating office gossip, the leadership team: -＞ Gained back valuable time, usually wasted on mediating unnecessary conflict -＞ Could focus on strategy instead of on bad and negative employee behaviour -＞ Could focus on activities that affect the bottom line -＞ Could focus on offering a better and more positive working environment for all employees. Now I’m on a mission, to share these strategies with leaders who are also ready to eradicate workplace gossip and get their department or organisation back on track. Together, we’ll break the cycle of gossip with transformative leadership strategies! Head to https://www.gossiptogrowth.com where you’ll be able to: 1. Join the Free Facebook Community or simply head to Facebook and search “Leaders Breaking the Cycle of Workplace Gossip (From Gossip to Growth)”. 2. Download the free copy of the RESPECT framework. 3. Join the book launch team for my new book “From Gossip to Growth”. 4. Contribute to my new book by filling out a survey! 5. Book a free gossip strategy call with me.
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  • 019 | Why is Gossip so Prevalent in the Education Sector? With Mike McQuillan

    019 | Why is Gossip so Prevalent in the Education Sector? With Mike McQuillan
    Jun 18 2024

    “I never thought that the teachers would gossip more than the teenage students”

    Meet Mike McQuillan:

    Mike McQuillan moved from New York, USA to Lima, Peru to teach English as a foreign language.

    Mike describes the last institute where he taught as a golden palace built on top of a toxic swamp. The systems worked, and the people were great, but the undercurrent of academic elitism and water cooler gossip undermined the teaching experience. He resigned in protest and now works full-time as a freelance public speaking coach.

    We discuss:

    ➡ When he started noticing that gossip was such an issue in the education sector. ➡ Why the education sector is the worst in terms of gossip. ➡ Whether there are enough expectations to guide teachers’ behaviour? What can schools do about it? ➡ Whether Mike has ever worked in an environment that has been gossip-free? ➡ What can leaders do if they constantly have people coming to gossip about their teammates to the leader? ➡ The difference between ratting someone out and reporting misconduct. ➡ The biggest source of gossip these days... ➡ And so much more.

    Listen now!

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  • 018 | When Leaders Gossip in Your Organisation - Your Role as a Fellow Leader

    018 | When Leaders Gossip in Your Organisation - Your Role as a Fellow Leader
    Jun 11 2024

    What should you do when one of your employees are not actually the problem at work, but rather a fellow leader or even your line manager or 2-up?

    In this episode, I'll discuss my first-hand experience of dealing with a situation like this with you and suggest some ways that you can go about solving this problem.

    Being in a leadership role can be tough. We have multiple different challenges every single day and problems that we have to solve. We're also pushed out of our comfort zone often!

    One of those uncomfortable situations, could be having a crucial or tough conversation with someone.

    We often avoid having tough conversations because we don't know how the other person is going to react.

    But their reaction is on them... it's not your responsibility. What you can control and what is your responsibility is your actions, your words and controlling your emotions.

    1. Make an appointment to speak with this person

    2. Prepare well, write down some key words or phrases that you can take with you (in case you freeze up)

    3. Approach the person calmly, instead of going in guns blazing ready to defend and attack.

    4. Address the issue as a collective issue, saying that you are concerned for the gossip culture and that other employees are worried as well.

    5. If they get defensive, state the facts. Stick to the facts and do not take it personal. It's personal to them, not to you.

    6. Follow up after the meeting

    7. Get other leaders, line managers involved and committed to a gossip-free environment.

    Mentioned in the Episode

    John Maxwell - 360° Leadership (from Amazon)

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    26 m
  • 017 | 5 Stages Every Team Will Navigate and How to Manage It Successfully

    017 | 5 Stages Every Team Will Navigate and How to Manage It Successfully
    Jun 4 2024

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    In this episode, I’ll be running you through Bruce Tuckman's 5 Stages of Team Development. Let’s see if you can identify which your team is in…

    Why is it that some teams in your organisation get along so well and constantly meet their goals but others don’t?

    A couple of years ago, it all clicked when I learnt about Bruce Tuckman’s 5 stages of team development model.

    His theory is that every team go through 5 stages. The 5 phases are:

    • Phase 1 - The Forming Phase
    • Phase 2 - The Storming phase
    • Phase 3 - The Norming phase
    • Phase 4 - The Performing phase
    • Phase 5 - The Adjourning phase

    Listen as I discuss when each phase commences, the traits of teams in every phase and the leader's role in every phase

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