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12 Ways to Prevent Toxic Behaviour at Work

Proficient leaders recognise that reducing toxic behaviour is an essential component of risk management, not an irritating minor matter. In a previous article I highlighted three aspects of dealing with toxicity: managing toxic employees; identifying underlying risk factors; and implementing preventative measures. Here we dive deeper into preventative measures and focus on those which can be initiated […]

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Toxic behaviour at work ‘spreads like a virus’. How leaders can learn from public health to reduce toxicity.

Toxic behaviour at work “spreads like a virus” and “infects employees” so we try to “prevent outbreaks”. With numerous analogies between workplace toxicity and actual disease, I began wondering — Are there real parallels? If so, can leaders learn from the public health experience to deal with toxic behaviour? Read the full article on Medium