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What Incivility at Work Costs All of Us

On The Job

In the article by Christine Porath, associate professor at Georgetown University, she noted that after studying the cost of incivility for nearly 20 years she finds that "insensitive interactions" hurt a person's health, performance and souls. Our health and our well-being depends on it. Photo: boston.com

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Disengaged Employees are the Silent Killer

Energage

They gossip around the watercooler. Most of all, disengaged employees cost your organization countless dollars in lost productivity, quality, and poor customer service. Used properly, they’re an excellent way to diagnose the overall health of an organization. There’s no doubt that disengaged employees cost you money.

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Five Ways to Deal with Workplace Changes Positively

Office Dynamics

These can be anything from a switch in employee health insurance to a total company shakedown. Speak only positive thoughts and feelings when around other employees and management, so you don’t get pulled into a very negative rumor and gossip mill. 1. Support Management.

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Procrastination at Work: How to Practice Better Time Management

BMT Office Administration

Examples include: Gossiping with co-workers. In the CareerBuilder poll, 37% of respondents reported frequent gossip, while 27% admitted to making the rounds to chat with fellow employees about topics unrelated to work. Their major fear is making a significant error that either ruins the project or costs them their job.

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Ten Commandments of Getting Along with People

Ian's Messy Desk

Make promises sparingly, and keep them faithfully, no matter what it costs. Discourage gossip. Keep skid chains on your tongue; always say less than you think. Cultivate a low, persuasive voice. How you say it counts more than what you say. Never let an opportunity pass to say a kind and encouraging word to or about somebody.

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

Success

I want to evaluate my cost-of-living expenses and see where I can cut back. Overall, whether it’s gossip from co-workers, violence in the media, pessimism in your own thoughts or other influences, make conscious efforts to reduce your exposure to the negative. For health? Alan Dwelle , former SUCCESS production manager.

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2 Big Myths About Work You Need to Ditch

On The Job

While freedom of speech is guaranteed by the First Amendment, what you say around the workplace water cooler can cost you your job. But because of Twitter or Facebook, right before that termination the boss finds out that the employee has health problems or reveals his or her sexual orientation. Others include: • Speaking your mind.

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