Disentangling Toxic Work Culture

“I went from being this courageous person, willing and loving to challenge the status quo, to feeling I have to be compliant and I need to placate. It was a black hole that sucked me in, and I didn’t realise it was toxic.” “At what point did you recognise that?” “Well, when I hit my burnout.” This People Impact podcast episode gets both personal and insightful about toxic workplace culture, a meaty and meaningful topic that gets incredibly messy when you’re in the middle of it. That right there is why we disentangle it. It is so prevalent that it's no longer the exception, it’s becoming commonplace. Research has shown that toxicity in organisations has actually increased over the past decade. As we have such busy lives and we’re under so much pressure from every direction, we have much less bandwidth to be able to deal with this. The impact is massive. What are the factors of toxic workplace culture? How do you spot it when you’re in it – instead of second-guessing yourself and blaming yourself? Step into observer mode with us, separating out the Big Five contributors to toxicity, to see more clearly. Referenced: “Toxic Culture Is Driving the Great Resignation” - Donald Sull & Charlie Sull – MIT Sloane Management Review https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/toxic-culture-is-driving-the-great-resignation/ Brene Brown’s Dare to Lead Podcast: How Toxic Work Cultures Are Driving the Great Resignation, with Dr. Donald Sull & Charlie Sull https://brenebrown.com/podcast/how-toxic-work-cultures-are-driving-the-great-resignation/ More about us: Lisa Dempsey – https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisakdempsey/ - https://www.leadershiplabs.eu Marjolijn Vlug – https://www.linkedin.com/in/marjolijnvlug/ - https://www.marjolijnvlug.nl/?lang=en Reach us both at [email protected]