It'sdifficultnottobecomeinvolvedingossipatwork.Afterallpeoplelikegossipandinterestingbitsofinformation:youonlyhavetolookatthenumberofcelebrity-focusedpublicationstorealizethatwehaveahugeappetitefordiscussingotherpeople'slives.Atworkhoweverthistypeofinteractionisharmfulandcostly.Itwastestimedamagesreputationspromotesdivisiveness(分歧)createsanxiety.

Rumorsoftengrowbecausepeopleliketobe"intheknow."Knowledgeispowerandthat'swhythepeoplewiththeleastamountofpowerinanorganizationcanoftenbetheonestostartandspreadrumors.Itcanmakethemfeelimportantifthey'reseentoknowthingsthatothersdon't.

Thisknowledgeisatthecenterofwhyandhowrumorsstartandspread.Insufficient（不足）knowledgeorincompleteinformationareoftentoblame.Considertheseexamples:

◆Peopledon'tknowwhyacolleaguewasfiredsotheymakeupareasonbasedonsomelimitedknowledgeorinsignificantfact."IsawJohnoverride（推翻）thecashregistertheotherdaywithoutasupervisorpresent.Maybehestolesomemoneyandthat'swhyhewent."

◆Peopleseeapatternofbehaviorbetweentwoindividualsandtheyaddtheirownexplanation."JosephandSamanthaspendalotoftimetogetherafterhours‘catchinguponpaperwork.'Andjustyesterdaytheyweresittingawfullyclosetoeachotherinthemeeting.Ibetpaperworkisn'tallthat'sgettingdoneafterwork!"

Theserumorsaretypicalofthethingsyou'llfaceatworkandtheyspreadbecauseofalackofaccurateinformation.Sothebestwaytofightrumorsiswithgoodcommunication.Whenyoucommunicatewellyourteamknowswhat'shappeningandtheytrustthatyou'llkeeptheminformed.Goodcommunicationwithinyourteamalsomeansthatyouwillbecomeawareofanyrumorsthatarestartingandyou'llbeabletoaddressthemquicklyandeffectively.

1.Thehugenumberofcelebrity-focusedpublicationsrevealsthat_______.

A.celebritiesdependonpublicationstoachievefame

B.peoplelikediscussingotherpeople’slives

C.thepublishingindustryisbooming

D.celebritiesareratherdisturbedbyrumors.

2.Whoismostlikelytospreadrumorsatwork?

A.Theoneswhohavealargecircleo