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Gossip Girl!

Practically Perfect PA

Secondly, how do we have effective working relationships with our team when they know that we are privy to information that may concern them and lastly how do we maintain this trust when other members of staff are spreading office gossip? Office Gossip. The post Gossip Girl! You can follow me on Twitter @PracticalPA.

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4 Ways to Say No to Negativity

Success

I don’t know why, but negative gossip , sensational stories—that’s what people are attracted to. It was tough living on one salary , and I’m sure I was worried about all kinds of things. When Izzy would come back, I’d have to put a clothespin on my nose to bathe him. How to reduce negative thoughts Humans are that way, too.

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5 Positive Practices to Reduce Stress in a Team

Worxbee

Squashing gossip enhances collaboration Gossip, more than most vices, can hinder collaboration. It’s in the best interest of the executive to squash gossip culture and even rumors themselves before they spread among the team. If rumors spread about someone and it comes back to them, they are less likely to trust their teammates.

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5 Signs Employees are Thinking About Leaving -- and What to Do About It

On The Job

For example, disengaged workers cost their organizations an average of $3,400 every year for every $10,000 in annual salary, according to statistics from McLean & Co. They Gossip This is someone who isn’t looking for the good in anything or anyone. Does the employee have the right tools and resources to do the job?

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A PA’s guide to confidentiality

Practically Perfect PA

In many cases, you’ll know about promotions, salary changes, redundancies, acquisitions and mergers before anyone else. You’ll also hear all manner of gossip directed right across the business. There’s no avoiding it – you are privy to some of the most significant information in your business. There’s no easy way of handling this.

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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. I should not have a “mommy penalty” on my salary because I have children and neither should you. The script was about the friendship of women.

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How Even Obnoxious Colleagues Can Help Your Career

On The Job

I didn't try to lie to the co-worker by making up a salary or trying to be evasive. That goal isn't going to be met by sitting around gossiping about the guy across the hall or how much I hate my hair. When 99.1% say they would rather work somewhere that is honest and transparent, then it's clear that it's important.

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