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A Deep Dive Into the Positive and Negative Impacts of Gossip

Success

Don’t tell anyone, but… I really shouldn’t say anything, but did you know… This stays between us… Miss Manners might clutch her pearls at the idea of this decorum-shattering habit, but gossip isn’t always in poor form. At some point doing our workday, we’ll casually share information with one another—in other words, gossip.

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Steel Magnolias, Barbie, and Other Wise Women – In Celebration of a Complicated Women’s History Month By Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low-Krayman

Olympia loved that at the beginning of the movie, the women could be seen as the beloved and well worn Southern female stereotypes – preoccupied with gossip, clothes, hair, flowers, and food. Carol Cozewith on listening to the advice of others Retired Designer My advice to my granddaughters and all young women is this.

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Workers Behaving Badly: Why Our Stress May be Bringing Out the Worst in Us

On The Job

We see empty chairs at work, evidence of the people who have taken early retirement or other buyout packages. Gossiping, backbiting and negative campaigning dominate the airwaves, and we seem to mimic that behavior at work. Almost every one of us know someone who has been laid off. And yet, office politics are on the rise.

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

Success

I want my financial future to be bright and to have no worries when I’m older and ready to retire. 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. Brandy Jules , former SUCCESS staff writer.

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