Memo From Tove

Hello Pazza and Loft Team-

It has come to my attention yet again that we have employess gossiping and speaking about other employees in a derogatory manner.
I would like to propose something to you people who get a kick out of speaking ill of others on our team...SHUT UP! If you have a work related issue with an employee my door is always open, my cell phone is on, my blog and e-mail are checked daily. What it shows me when you engage in criticizing another employee to someone who can do nothing about it ,is that you are simply trying to spread dislike, undermine them and you get off on running your mouth.
If you all knew the amount of times various employees have called me to say they heard this was said about them, or so and so said this about how they work, sometimes these people are angry, sometimes frustrated, sometimes crying, but all times the experience is pointless, hurtful and big waste of everyones energy and time.
So, let me spell it out simply...If anyone has any issues what so ever with a co-workers performance please come directly to me. Big, medium, small complaints what ever...bring them all to me. I feel confident in saying that I have always tried to address each employees concerns and issues in a timely fashion and I do my best to build a strong team and give you guys the support you need. I would also like to encourage you to speak directly to each other , but only if you can do so in a respectful manner. Never in anger, this is when you say things you cannot take back and create animosity by speaking with out thinking!
Mayor Bloomberg has his desk positioned in the center of all 50 of his aides desks, it's called the bullpen and he has the lowest staff turnover of any mayor in New York History. He claims this is because he is always available to his staff, he leads by example and he never speaks down to anyone. I admire this and it is what I aspire to as team leader.
He also has a plaque on his desk that says " Lead, Follow or get the Fu#k out of the Way" Leaders are too busy leading to indulge in pointless negative chat, Followers are the loyal soldiers who move the company forward and trust that their leaders are doing what's best for the team, and all others can hit the road.
So once again cut all the pointless, negative, indulgent exchanges that you may be tempted to engage in and come to me or go directly to the source if you really want to fix the problem.

That;s it for now guys, Thank you. T