Work Place Lessons from Office Stationary-6

Cellophane Tape

Cellophane tape- During our school days it helped in binding our books, taking care of torn notes, helped  in wrapping a gift etc.

In workplace we used  it for sealing envelope covers, we used  it for sticking the charts etc.

There are occasions where words are misinterpreted or sometimes what was meant to be confidential goes public.

There is a saying “Your words are your enemy”

Imagine a situation in a cafeteria where team members chat, gossip, Engage in cribbing etc. for few minutes and disperse. Sometimes these discussions lead to misunderstanding and ends up in conflict.

• When we are not sure whether we are right or wrong it is better to be silent
• When we don’t have much of rapport with a person, it’s better not to open up sensitive subjects
• When we are part of gossip today, we will a subject of gossip tomorrow
• The more negative we talk, the more negative we attract

It is better to close our mouth than to engage in irrelevant discussion

Let’s activate the inbuilt cellophane tape called silence to avoid violence

Written by: M.L.Narendra Kumar