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Has digital transformation led to an upsurge in workplace disinformation?

Workplace Insight

Just a few weeks ago, amid the aftermath of the coup in Niger, online platforms were being inundated with false information , intensifying tensions surrounding the nation’s future. When every team member fully understands this idea of information analysis, it will help mitigate fake news spreading around.

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Fighting Co-Worker Dragons (2 of 3 part series)

Office Dynamics

Here are the common responses I hear: Gossip. Don’t share necessary information. Keep confidential information to yourself. Avoid gossiping. Informing someone and offering suggestions can sometimes be helpful because people don’t always see their negative attitude or behavior. Convey a bad mood at the office.

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Fighting Office Dragons

Office Dynamics

Co-workers can appear to be dragons when they: gossip. do not share necessary information. Informing someone and offering suggestions can sometimes be helpful because people don’t always see their negative attitude or behavior. In the final analysis, however, every adult does as he or she chooses. give poor direction.

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How to Positively Slay Your Office Dragons

Office Dynamics

don’t provide necessary information. Co-workers can be dragons when they: gossip. Keep confidential information to yourself. Avoid gossiping. Share necessary information. Informing someone and offering suggestions can sometimes be helpful because people don’t always see their negative attitude or behavior.

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Climb the career tree, all the way to the top!

Practically Perfect PA

Absorb the information on your company’s website and try and learn new skills where possible such as reading balance sheets. There is so much information online these days, not to mention internet-based courses. Sorry to say it but if you want to transform from PA to Leader, gossip is a big no. Zip your lip.

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

Success

You might, for example, decide that you have a Fixer culture, which will inform what kinds of culture-wide communication and behavior you should focus on changing. This leads to gossip and politics, often just below the surface of what looks like a happy and positive culture. Second, Fighters rarely get to the post-game analysis.

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Five Ways to Respond to Social Media Challenges and Criticism

Andrea Kalli

Articles were published after days, sometimes weeks, of study and analysis. Some criticisms just are not worth responding to, most notably ’snark’-style blog comments and angry gossip articles. If you find this information helpful, I would love it if you wanted to put a link to this on your site. out of 5 [ ?