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Thinking is the Greatest Torture in the World

by Ray_anne
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“Take charge of your thoughts…” ~Plato Have you ever stood in line at a grocery store and half-listened to the conversations going on around you? Drifting in and out of the myriad of would-be networking at a place of business can take its toll on you and drive you to distraction. One time, I was so [...]

December 9, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Social & Workplace Influence — When the Grapevine is Good (Part II)

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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For thousands of years, the workplace grapevine has been a social and cultural case study in action.  Rumor mills, shared assumptions, and opinions have long been a part of what makes our place of work interesting, enjoyable, intolerable, or entertaining. In Part I of Social & Workplace Influence When the Grapevine is Good, we discussed [...]

September 13, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Social & Workplace Influence–When the Grapevine is Good (Part I)

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Call it whatever you like, the grapevine, water cooler, gossip, or the rumor mill.  Conversations among co-workers happen.  As human beings, we are social creatures who crave community, engagement, and interaction.  Whether it’s talking shop about the boss, layoff rumors after a less than satisfying quarterly earnings report, or gossip about Susie in Accounting and [...]

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