If I want to be a trusted person, I need to check to see if I am gossiping. It’s a simple two-question check. First, when I discuss with person B something person A has said or done, am I sure that person A would be comfortable with me saying it to person B? Second, would I be comfortable going back to person A and telling them I had said this to person B? If I can’t say “yes” to both questions, then I am gossiping. For example, if A had told me a fact in confidence, or had even hinted that this was confidential information, then I cannot even answer the first question with
...more
