Toxic employees cause significant overt, covert, people-related & financial damage with their visible behavior just being the tip of the iceberg. For example, in one organization the day a former employee left the organization is considered one of their annual holidays.
Clever toxic employees :
Unfortunately, organizations can work against themselves & even promote toxicity by:
Managers sometimes attempt to fix this type of problem by addressing a toxic employee's attitude. And while a toxic employee's attitude certainly affects his/her behavior, managers usually find that controlling an employee's attitude is next to impossible.
Managers can be much more effective by:
Most organizations have employees who on occasion:
But Toxic Employees have interpersonal styles that demonstrate a pattern of counter-productive work behaviors. While Emotionally Intelligent employees are aware of their feelings & those of others exhibit a pattern of appropriate self-management.
The toxic employee problem is surprisingly prevalent with research showing :
I. Human & Financial Costs Resulting from Toxic Employees
Toxic Employees Create:
II. The A, B, and C’s Related to Toxic Employees
III. The Psyche of a Toxic Employee
IV. Common Reactions to Toxic Employees That Frequently Don’t Work
V. Effective Approaches for Addressing & Preventing Toxicity
Organization-wide strategies:
Departmental & team strategies:
One-on-one strategies:
But even terminations are not a cure-all because of the:
Anyone with managerial or leadership responsibility
Most organizations have employees who on occasion:
But Toxic Employees have interpersonal styles that demonstrate a pattern of counter-productive work behaviors. While Emotionally Intelligent employees are aware of their feelings & those of others exhibit a pattern of appropriate self-management.
The toxic employee problem is surprisingly prevalent with research showing :
I. Human & Financial Costs Resulting from Toxic Employees
Toxic Employees Create:
II. The A, B, and C’s Related to Toxic Employees
III. The Psyche of a Toxic Employee
IV. Common Reactions to Toxic Employees That Frequently Don’t Work
V. Effective Approaches for Addressing & Preventing Toxicity
Organization-wide strategies:
Departmental & team strategies:
One-on-one strategies:
But even terminations are not a cure-all because of the:
Anyone with managerial or leadership responsibility
Pete Tosh
Pete Tosh is Founder of The Focus Group, a management consulting and training firm that assists organizations in sustaining profitable growth through four core disciplines:Implementing Strategic HR Initiatives: Executive Search, Conducting HR Department Audits, Enhancing Recruiting, Interviewing & Selection Processes, Installing Performance Management Programs, Conducting Training Needs Assessments, Installing HR Metrics, etcMaximizing Leadership Effectiveness: Facilitating Team Building Initiatives, Designing and Facilitating 360 Performance Assessments, Executive Coaching, Measuring and Enhancing Employee Engagement and Performance, etcStrategic Planning: Facilitating Strategic Planning Events, Establishing Succession Plans, Installing Business Performance Metrics, etcEnhancing Customer Loyalty: Conducting Customer Satisfaction Surveys, Facilitating Customer Advisory Councils, Developing Standards of …
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