This article is by Lisa Quast, consultant for marketing, strategic planning and HR/talent development and a former “Fortune 500” executive turned career coach and award-winning author. Shared by Sherri Hebda, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, HR Solutions Being a manager can be tough because it often includes stepping into situations that are outside your comfort zone, such as handling negative office gossip. Dealing directly and swiftly with the perpetrators, meeting with your staff and encouraging positive gossip (not the negative kind) can help turn things around. As a manager, it’s your job to ensure the department achieves all of its goals and objectives. This can be difficult to do if you’re stepping into a situation where workplace gossiping has been allowed to …
