Asked by Breanna Beaver on May 30, 2024

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What practical advice would you give managers about the grapevine?

Practical Advice

Actionable recommendations or guidance on how to effectively handle or address specific situations, problems, or tasks.

Managers

Individuals responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and controlling a group or organization to achieve set objectives.

Grapevine

Informal communication that flows through an organization, often carrying rumors and unofficial information.

  • Develop techniques for overseeing communication pathways in the workplace, including informal networks.
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Melissa RamosJun 01, 2024
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Learn to live with the grapevine (the organization's informal communication system), sometimes even feeding it selected information. It's fast, mostly (about 75 percent) accurate, and cannot be killed.