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5 Ways Women Can Support Each Other at Work

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You could even make your commitment to supporting other women’s careers explicit, forming what author Jessica Bennett calls a Feminist Fight Club. Women supporting women don’t fall into the gossip trap. Humans love gossip. It is in your own best interest for them to flourish and to develop camaraderie with them.

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5 Good Lessons from Bad Bosses

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She regularly avoided all forms of interaction with her team, holing herself in her office without talking to anyone except during meetings. We would go to long lunches, she wouldn’t question if I left early, and would share office-gossip that I knew was unprofessional. Photo by @Lesia.Skywalker/Twenty20.

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What Kind of Leader Are You: A Fixer, Fighter or Friend?

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This leads to gossip and politics, often just below the surface of what looks like a happy and positive culture. Copyright 2016 by Jonathan Raymond. This article was published in September 2016 and has been updated. There’s also a counterintuitive issue that happens often in Friend-led cultures. All rights reserved.

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