Index Advance Praise -- Contents -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Preface -- About This Book -- Acknowledgements -- The Impact of a Toxic Organizational Culture: Why Should You Care? -- Chapter 1 Toxic Workplace Cultures Hurt Employees and Reduce Company Profits -- Chapter 2 Some Historical Context: How We Got Here -- Leadership Changes Everything: Types of Leaders and How They Impact Employees and Their Organizations -- Chapter 3 Toxic Leaders vs. "Tough" Bosses: Who They Are, What They Do, and Why They Are Tolerated and/or Rewarded -- Chapter 4 Exceptional Leaders: Who They Are, What They Do, and Why They Are So Rare -- Organizational Toxicity: Factors Which Promote Toxic Behavior -- Chapter 5 Societal Factors: Social Systems and Expectations That Contribute to the Development of Toxic Leaders -- Chapter 6 Conducive Workplace Climate: Organizational Factors That Promote Bad Behavior -- Chapter 7 Ethical Temptations at the Top: Executive Success and the Increased Potential for Ethical Failure -- HR's Role in the Management of Organizational Culture and Employee Well-Being -- Chapter 8 The Critical Organizational Role of HR Practitioners -- Chapter 9 Strategies to Help Employees Cope With Difficult Bosses -- Chapter 10 The Performance-Conduct Circle: Helping Employees Understand That Results Are Just Part of the Equation -- Evidence-Based Strategies: Building Stronger Organizational Cultures -- Chapter 11 Organizational Guardrails for Creating and Sustaining a Positive Workplace Climate -- Chapter 12 Other Institutional Guardrails: The Important Role of Organizational Policies and Reward Structures -- Strategies and Tools: Developing Better Leaders and Managers -- Chapter 13 Components of Effective Leadership Development Programs -- Chapter 14 Practical Tools for Developing Better Leaders and Managers -- Building the Future of Work -- Chapter 15 An Idealized Vision for a Great Place to Work -- Chapter 16 Work Shouldn't Hurt: Hopeful Signs for the Future -- Appendices -- Appendix I Design of the Foundational Research Study for this Book -- Appendix II Executive Summary: A Focus on Toxic Leaders and Tough Bosses -- Appendix III Executive Summary: A Focus on Exceptional Leaders -- Appendix IV Comments from Study Participants about Exceptional Leaders -- Disclaimer -- About the Author -- Index
Summary:
Toxic work culture is driving away 1 in 5 employees at an annual cost of US $44.6 billion to American organizations. Yet ironically, toxic leaders often achieve stellar financial profits, continue to get promoted and remain in their leadership roles. In Toxic Leaders and Tough Bosses - Organizational Guardrails to Keep High Performers on Track, employment law attorney Teresa A. Daniel JD, PhD, draws upon numerous studies and interviews to show the real, devastating impact of toxic workplace culture and why leaders must care. This book discusses what signs to look out for in a toxic workplace, factors that promote toxic behavior, types of leaders and how they impact their organization, the role of HR in managing employee wellbeing, and what to look out for in exceptional leaders. With evidence-based strategies for building stronger workplace culture, including tools to help organizations develop better leaders and managers, it makes a compelling case for eradicating toxic leaders as a priority. Toxic Leaders and Tough Bosses is for organizational leaders, mid-level managers, supervisors, HR practitioners and anyone else invested in implementing new, tried and tested ideas to improve their organization's culture to create and sustain its optimum success.
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