Gossip, Slander, and Office Politics - Episode 24

Profit and Principle · Sep 30, 2026 · 20m · transcript

Gossip in the workplace almost never goes by that name. It travels as information sharing, transparency, a heads-up, a concern. And that’s exactly what makes it so effective at doing damage. This episode names what it is, what it costs, and what a leader does about it.

Episode Summary

Toxic communication destroys organizational trust faster than almost any other force — and it operates primarily below the threshold of what formal structures can see. This episode examines three passages that address it from different angles. Proverbs 16:28 names the whisperer — nirgān, the quiet operator who…