Navigating a Toxic Workplace For Dummies
This friendly, compassionate guide is the antidote to workplace toxicity.
Toxic workplaces can be bad for your mental and physical health, and they’re one of the leading causes of employee turnover. Navigating a Toxic Workplace For Dummies explores what causes work environments to turn sour, and what you—as an employee, manager or leader—can do about it. You’ll learn why people engage in toxic behavior like bullying, harassment, exclusion, and disrespect at work. More importantly, you’ll gain the tools and skills to counter that behavior with positivity. Every individual, at every level of an organization, can make a difference in detoxifying the workplace. Don’t let the stress of your job environment weigh you down. Let this Dummies guide teach you to support yourself and the people around you.
- Discover the signs and symptoms of a toxic workplace
- Learn why people do toxic things, and how to protect yourself
- Get advice on reporting harassment and other behaviors to HR
- Understand how to make organizational change as a manager, HR or leader
- Lead your organization in a detoxification campaign
Navigating a Toxic Workplace For Dummies is a must for anyone who has dealt with or is currently dealing with a toxic situation at work, as well as managers and leaders committed to resolving toxic situations.
About the Author
Catherine Mattice, MA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is the founder/CEO of Civility Partners, an organizational development firm focused on helping organizations create respectful workplace cultures and specializing in turning around toxic cultures. Civility Partners’ clients range from Fortune 500’s to small businesses across many industries.
Catherine is a TEDx speaker and an HR thought-leader who has appeared in such venues as USA Today, Bloomberg, CNN, NPR, and many other national news outlets as an expert. She’s an award-winning speaker, author and blogger, and has 50+ courses reaching global audiences on LinkedIn Learning.
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