Teresa Is a Manager of a Real Estate Company

Multiple Choice

Teresa is a manager of a real estate company. She is aware that her company has an active grapevine because she has heard her employees gossiping in the lunch room and around the office. All of the following are things she can do to use the grapevine to her advantage EXCEPT

A) confronting her employees about gossip.
B) using it as a sounding device for possible new policies.
C) floating ideas, soliciting feedback, and reacting accordingly.
D) feeding it facts to squelch rumors and incorrect information.
E) using its information to improve decision making.