When I first heard some of my younger colleagues talking about ghosting, I thought it was some type of a Ghostbusters slime game like silly string. (Okay, I’m old.) Unfortunately, it’s not a game. So, two thoughts – don’t do it to others and if it happens to you or, as Judith Humprey offers, here are a couple of strategies to handle it.
Source: Fast Company, February 9, 2022. Link.
This way of communicating (or not communicating, rather) is troubling, particularly at a time when most of us crave understanding, empathy, and connection.
INSIGHT: Most of all, remember you are not the problem, the ghost is.