From the course: Work on Purpose
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Mitigating office gossip
(upbeat music) - [Woman] Office gossip points your organization inward at the small annoyances you have with each other. Instead, you want to cast a different narrative. A purpose driven conversation points your organization outwards, towards the impact you have on the world. - [Female] When your organization is urgently focused on the pursuit of a higher purpose, there's little time to ruminate about who microwaved those suspect leftovers in the break room, or who knocked back a few too many cocktails at the company party. - [Woman] Office gossip is something that can derail you from your sense of purpose, but it can be avoided or at least managed with some preventative action. - [Female] Well, the first step is obviously don't participate in gossip or better yet, spread positive gossip. You can give people compliments behind their back like when they had a great idea or if they've just been particularly stylish, talk…
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