· machCon · New Ways of Working · 1 min read
The Value of Gossip
Gossip has evolutionary roots in facilitating group cooperation. How workplace gossip works, what it reveals about social dynamics, and when it becomes harmful.
Evolutionary theories show that gossip developed in order to facilitate cooperation in a group. By talking about other people, we can learn who to collaborate with and whom to stay away from. This helps a group to work better together. In the modern workplace this ingrained behavior teaches us which colleagues can be trusted and which ones you should be careful with.
