03/28/2018

Unless Leaders Step Up, Toxic Bosses Will Continue to Reign

Authoritarians who create toxic work environments won't change unless they're confronted

One of the most frustrating dynamics in any workplace is a rude, dismissive, mean player who behaves badly, every day.

We’ve all seen it happen, and we’ve seen the impact. A leader I’m coaching described this exact scenario in her workplace. This bad actor’s mean behavior has been tolerated for over a decade. The behavior has gotten worse recently, and 10 talented, engaged players have changed jobs or left the company in the past year to get away from this bad actor and the miserable work environment he’s created.

My coaching client does not supervise this player but she wanted to know, once and for all, how the organization can fix it.

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