Lose the Gossip

Gossip does not do anybody any good, and it does plenty of bad, in your workplace. Careers get damaged, teams get wrecked, and people’s attention gets diverted from their work. For employees who really need to be thinking about what they are doing, gossip gets pretty distracting. You may think it’s fun to go to […]

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Presume Integrity

This week I spoke with a 20-something employee in Singapore who was looking to move to a new position in his organization. He had submitted his CV and been interviewed, and got an offer. There were a few things to arrange, including his departure from one department and their contract while moving to the new […]

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Playing it Straight

One game that people play in the workplace is called β€œI Have a Secret,” in which they know something is going on, they let other people know that they know, but they never say what β€œit” is. It is a power game played by weak-minded people who cannot get ahead on the strength of their […]

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