September Chapter Meeting: How to Stop Gossip in the Workplace
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Topic: How to Stop Gossip in the Workplace
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Format: Hybrid meeting
- In-person: Join our speaker with lunch and networking provided at Illinois Soybean Association
- Virtual: Presentation streamed via Microsoft Teams
Featured Speaker: Brenda Neckvatal, CEO of Mission Critical Impact
What You'll Learn:
- What gossip actually is and how to distinguish it from legitimate venting or problem-solving
- Why gossip persists and why traditional management approaches fail
- The real business cost: time loss, performance decline, and talent drain
- How to identify gossip even when it happens in private conversations
- How to gather evidence and build a case without concrete proof
- The confrontation strategy: how to address a gossiper who denies everything
- How to handle deflection tactics like "I was just venting" or "I didn't mean it that way"
- Breaking the pattern: why gossipers improve temporarily and how to stop the cycle
- How to establish consequences that actually work
- Protecting your leadership authority when the gossiper tries to undermine you
- What to do when your team is watching to see if you'll hold the gossiper accountable
- How to use workplace communication tools to prevent gossip from spreading
- Strategies to stop office rumors before they derail projects
- How to restore team trust and psychological safety after gossip has done damage
- When to involve HR and when to handle it yourself
Agenda
11:30 AM – In-person attendees join for networking + boxed lunch
11:50 AM – Virtual attendees join the Microsoft Teams meeting
11:55 AM – Chapter announcements + speaker introduction
12:00 PM – Presentation + Q&A
Recertification Credits: Pending
Registration deadline: Friday, September 18 at 12:00 pm
- Anyone may attend in place of an active BNHRC member
- Guests welcome ($15 guest fee due by registration deadline)
- First-time guests and potential new members attend free!
Questions? Email us at [email protected]
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Format: Hybrid meeting
- In-person: Join our speaker with lunch and networking provided at Illinois Soybean Association
- Virtual: Presentation streamed via Microsoft Teams
Featured Speaker: Brenda Neckvatal, CEO of Mission Critical Impact
What You'll Learn:
- What gossip actually is and how to distinguish it from legitimate venting or problem-solving
- Why gossip persists and why traditional management approaches fail
- The real business cost: time loss, performance decline, and talent drain
- How to identify gossip even when it happens in private conversations
- How to gather evidence and build a case without concrete proof
- The confrontation strategy: how to address a gossiper who denies everything
- How to handle deflection tactics like "I was just venting" or "I didn't mean it that way"
- Breaking the pattern: why gossipers improve temporarily and how to stop the cycle
- How to establish consequences that actually work
- Protecting your leadership authority when the gossiper tries to undermine you
- What to do when your team is watching to see if you'll hold the gossiper accountable
- How to use workplace communication tools to prevent gossip from spreading
- Strategies to stop office rumors before they derail projects
- How to restore team trust and psychological safety after gossip has done damage
- When to involve HR and when to handle it yourself
Agenda
11:30 AM – In-person attendees join for networking + boxed lunch
11:50 AM – Virtual attendees join the Microsoft Teams meeting
11:55 AM – Chapter announcements + speaker introduction
12:00 PM – Presentation + Q&A
Recertification Credits: Pending
Registration deadline: Friday, September 18 at 12:00 pm
- Anyone may attend in place of an active BNHRC member
- Guests welcome ($15 guest fee due by registration deadline)
- First-time guests and potential new members attend free!
Questions? Email us at [email protected]
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