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Gossip Mongers
“People love gossip. It’s the biggest thing that keeps the entertainment industry going.”
Ellen DeGeneres
In this chapter you will learn:
• Rumors and gossip are part of the human condition. They are going to exist.
• The best defense for rumor is to build an environment of high trust.
• There are many other antidotes to excessive rumors and gossip.
• The issue of rumors and gossip is rooted in fear. Eliminating the fear through good communication will reduce the problem.
Nature hates a vacuum. In the absence of reliable and timely information, human beings will invent information to fill the void. If you have a bare spot ...
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