Our reader ballot at present asks: How do you deal with it when a crew member talks about somebody behind their again?
- I instantly inform them it’s inappropriate and shut down the dialog 12.21%
- I take heed to their grievance then instruct them to take it up with that individual 69.96%
- I interact within the dialog and typically be a part of the complaining 5.63%
- I allow them to communicate their thoughts however principally ignore it 12.20%
Watch out for Tacit Approval. Whereas 82% of you shut down or redirect somebody speaking behind another person’s again, the 18% of you who entertain the dialogue are placing yourselves in a precarious place. In case you interact and be a part of within the complaining, your habits is not any higher than the complainer. In case you’re that individual’s chief, you’re sending a horrible message that you just not solely condone however encourage such habits by advantage of your participation within the dialog. For the 12% of you who pay attention after which ignore it, you’re sending a sign that it’s okay for folks to speak behind others’ backs. Because you’re not correcting the habits, you’re implicitly approving of it. Moreover, if that individual continues speaking to others, it’s doable they’ll say “I was talking to (insert your name here) about this and they agree with me.” Now you’re an unwilling and unwitting participant within the backbiting. Nip it within the bud. When somebody begins behaving this fashion, shut it down and direct them to have the dialog with the individual they’re complaining about.
– Mike Figliuolo at thoughtLEADERS, LLC
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These outcomes have been initially a SmartPulse ballot in SmartBrief on Leadership which tracks suggestions from greater than 240,000 enterprise leaders. Get smarter on management and join the SmartBrief on Leadership e-newsletter.
