Strategies for Dealing with Gossip

"Gossip tears at the fabric of an organization by removing the positive feelings and insinuating distrust," notes Holly Elissa Bruno in the Exchange VOICES DVD, "Supporting Teacher Performance."

In her 9-minute segment on the DVD, which can be viewed using this link, Bruno makes these additional points:

"Gossip is communicating about someone who is not present with the intention of harming that person's reputation....

"The director has critical power to make a difference when it comes to gossip....  We are wired to magnify a director's influence more than a peer's influence.  So if a director takes a stand, we are all going to feel it."

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