by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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
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by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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 [...]
August 30, 2010
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