Gossip in the workplace rarely improves performance and often undermines it. Gossip makes people feel good temporarily but does not actually address issues or build high performance. Workplaces filled with gossip tend to under-perform due to the distrust and lack of focus on meaningful goals that gossip creates.

1. Has Gossip in the Workplace Ever Improved
Someone's Performance?
A big problem with workplace gossip is that you are telling the wrong person.
Invariably you are telling a person who can't improve the performance.
Gossiping makes you feel good in the moment, but it doesn't really make the
issue go away, does it? Nor does it build powerful performance!
If your workplace is filled with gossip, you can almost guarantee that it is
under-performing. Gossip is one of the greatest causes of distrust and
consequently under-performance in any business.