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Mar 2024
14m 21s

The Human Resource - Gossip=Bullying

ICRC-TV & Pandy Pridemore
About this episode
What workplace hasn't had the experience of gossiping at one time or another? In fact gossiping tends to exist in most companies and they never deal with it because they simply don't think there's a solution or a cure. Not addressing gossip leads to a toxic and disruptive company culture. In this episode Pandy shares several ideas on how to approach gossipin ... Show More
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