Gossip, conflicts, problems with leadership, loss of clients and other troubles - these are just some of the problems that await gullible and sociable employees who tell colleagues more than necessary. Experts in HR and corporate culture note that many sincerely consider the team to be almost their second family and in some situations they are happy to share their joy or problem with a desktop neighbor. But in vain - exposing thus the "pain point", and often not just one, you can easily become a victim.
The main rule of communication in a team is openness, positive and innocent and neutral topics that are interesting to most, experts advise. So, according to the leading consultant of the Visavi Consult recruitment agency, which specializes in the selection of middle and senior managers in the CIS and abroad, Tatyana Mustafa, if you plan to work for a long time in the company, you need to talk about yourself openly and sincerely , since the emotional environment within the team is a connecting link in the relations between employees and involves a commonality of interests, values and ideas. “These are experience, skills, traditions, the very processes of people’s communication that can be useful to each other. But it should be remembered that there are limitations in frankness even with the closest people. Colleagues should not be burdened by relationships with you and feel like a "vest" for complaints and tears. When the question arises about promotion, reduction, increase in wages, your fellow colleagues can become enemies using confidential information about you against you, ”the expert recalls.
According to Vladimir Telyatnikov, Managing Director of Brightmen Solutions, which has been providing consulting and mass recruitment services since 2002, excessive frankness in the team can be fraught with the following troubles. “Firstly, it is possible to disseminate in the team information that was told to one of our colleagues“ in confidence ”. Secondly, it is impossible to exclude the transmission of unnecessary information to the higher management. Thirdly, it is likely to convey unnecessary information to downstream employees, which can sometimes be even worse than the previous paragraph. And, in the end, there is a risk of starting a sub-war, which, in addition to causing mental and material harm directly to an employee, can harm the entire company. If employees of one important chain compete and don’t find a common language, wait for trouble, ”the expert warns.
In other words, the word is silver, and silence is gold. And on the topics mentioned below it is better to keep silent especially hard.
Professional plans
According to the senior consultant of the recruiting company Marksman, which is engaged in the selection of personnel for companies of various levels and areas, from small businesses to international corporations, Olga Sergeyeva, this topic can be raised in two interpretations, and it is better not to discuss any of them with colleagues. “Firstly, if you want to change jobs in the near future, and your manager does not know about it, then there is no need to tell colleagues about this intention - information can get to the management ahead of time. As a result, you may part with you earlier than you planned, and your relationship with management will also deteriorate. Secondly, it’s not worth saying that you want to take the place of your leader, if such information falls into his hands, he may misunderstand everything and think that you want to sit him, ”the expert says.
Tatyana Mustafa also recommends keeping your mouth shut when discussing career plans: “If you are looking for a new job, no matter how trustworthy the relationship with your colleagues is, you should not share your intention with them. Someone may accidentally talk about your search, there are those who specifically inform the management that you are unhappy with the companies. And here it is already possible to develop the topic of disloyalty to the company and to the leadership. Accordingly, they will help you leave the organization very quickly. ”
Management Discussion
These or other actions of the management often perplex, annoy or annoy - this is a fact. However, it is better not to discuss this with colleagues. “Everyone is dissatisfied with the actions of the authorities, and even if for your team discussion of the authorities is the norm, then you should not support this trend. It’s not worthwhile to raise this topic both with one employee “in confidence” and with the team as a whole. Those who discuss the actions of others behind their backs are not loved anywhere, and you cannot be sure that he does not use secret information entrusted to a colleague against you, ”Olga Sergeeva is sure.
Tatyana Mustafa, in turn, calls this topic a byword for many companies. “One of the tasks of the HR service is not only to convey to the employees the actions of the management regarding some issues, but also to inform the management about the problems of employees. In this case, criticism cannot be avoided. Need to criticize
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