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No Trash Talk: Effective Communication to Alleviate Workplace Frustration
Talking trash does not align with healthy workplace culture. If healthy culture is important to you, trash talk has to go.
Talking trash has never solved a problem. It has never made a relationship better or improved performance. Rather, it is a default reaction in alignment with an unrecognized aim: to avoid pain. Talking trash about a coworker identifies the source of discomfort as something outside oneself, taking it off one’s shoulders, placing it instead on the shoulders of that coworker.
The Four Horsemen of Culture Collapse
It’s not a mystery: the success of any organization exists in the hands of its people, and best laid plans always fall victim to implementation.
Deliberate cultivation of culture is key. Culture is developed, in part, through routine interactions of people within the organization. Every interaction under an organization’s roof contributes to a shared norm. The way we talk to each other today will influence the way we talk to each other tomorrow. Every behavior – and the response it elicits – normalizes future behavior. It is an organic concept, one that requires regular attention.
