When you know what's motivating the person's behavior, you can begin to address it.
"They've jumped at some aspect of a person's behavior or personality and said that shows she did it".
The most important tool is not to internalize the person's behavior, or take it too personally.
In most cases the other person's behavior isn't really about you, it's about them.
"It looks like if there's a strong leader in the group, then that person's behavior is contagious," she said.
Recognize this personality trait and resist prying for justification of this person's behavior, as this will only be counterproductive.
Trying to change someone else's actions usually ends in frustration, because you cannot control another person's behavior.
I think that person's behavior was unethical.
How can gossip change a person's behavior "for the better"?
Even reading works of fiction can have a marked influence on a person's behavior.
Teaching a robot to understand how it might influence a person's behavior could solve that.
