It's hard to resist a good gossip session at the office. Just don't confuse gossip with venting, says leadership expert and bestselling author Simon Sinek. "To get on a call with a colleague and vent ...

By J. N. Halm It is one of those workplace phenomena that everybody knows about, but nobody wants to talk about — at least not officially. Gossip. It is as old as human society itself. In our offices, ...

Rumor has it that gossip can be a positive force in workplace cultures, under the right circumstances. While talking smack behind a colleague’s back likely won’t produce any personal or organizational ...

Ask people to generate a list of social sins, and sooner or later, gossip is bound to come up. Sure, it pales in comparison to coveting thy neighbor, but the Bible does warn us that we should “not go ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A new study by the University of New Mexico suggests certain types of gossiping with your coworkers may actually be good. “Gossip, for a long time, has been labeled as harmful or ...

A little smack talk may actually help your teams pull together and work harder.

Work gossip: We’ve all heard it, and some of us have spread it -- whether that action took place around the water cooler, via text or through email. There are mixed views about gossip: Some say that ...