To grow a garden you need seeds, water, and lots of sunlight to help bring the eager seedlings above ground for all to see. But to grow a toxic workplace, all you need are a few controlling people to make sure things stay hidden and off limits … a thorny environment with the help of cover-up culture.
Interestingly enough, often the guiding principle begins as “the end justifies the means.” The folks employing these arguably Machiavellian principles tell themselves their intention is good. And that the outcome will be worth it as a greater good. But people negatively affected in the process may not agree.
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Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about productivity goals. Yes … I do have extra time on my hands. But it’s just that I see the word productivity blasted all over social media. How to get more for yourself. How to encourage others to produce more for your company. And how we can be more productive even in meditation and downtime!
Do you ever start out imagining you’ll hate being a boss? Of course not. Many of us can’t wait to become the boss. Finally you can do things the right way. You no longer have to be at the mercy of others who are in charge. Or so you think.
Hate managing others? You’re not alone. I recently got a great comment from Angela on my I Hate Being a Boss post. She’d had it up to HERE with being a manager — and she wasn’t going to take it any more!
To be clear, “When Bosses Cry” is not a new version of an old Prince song. I just thought it was time to talk about things from a boss’ perspective. Especially problem employees — or what I sometimes like to call “very special people” (VSPs). They can bring even the best boss to tears!
What makes a great leader?
If you ask different managers about their toxic culture definition, you probably will get different answers. I see the term “toxic culture” used all the time. And I’m sure each of us has some mental picture of what a toxic workplace might look like.
One of the biggest management mistakes any manager can make is letting the word “don’t” dominate their management style. Yet it’s fairly common practice for many managers — especially ones who are new to the job.
Work meetings can be notoriously big time-wasters. So we create agendas to help keep our meetings from going off into all kinds of directions. And from never getting to the original point. But they aren’t always well-thought through. So I put together a basic sample meeting agenda to help you keep your business meetings on track.
One of the most exciting things in anyone’s career is that first time you get promoted to manager. Finally, a chance to show your real talents and put fresh ideas into action. And, while still bathed in that glow of success, you probably give little thought to all the mistakes inexperienced managers make. Mistakes you might also unknowingly make.