Ep 126: How To Navigate Toxic Environments At Work

💭 Ever found yourself questioning your worth in a room you once felt confident in? 🔥Then this episode of the TRANSFORM YOUR CONFIDENCE podcast is for you! In this powerful Leadership & Advocacy themed episode entitled—“How To Navigate Toxic Environments At Work”— our founder Raj Girn sits down with Catherine Mattice, founder & CEO of Civility Partners. She is a TEDx speaker, HR thought leader, and author of Navigating a Toxic Workplace for Dummies (her 4th book!). Catherine has spent her career helping organizations confront what many avoid naming outright: TOXIC WORKPLACE CULTURE, and more importantly, how it silently erodes confidence, performance, and mental health. This is the conversation every woman in leadership needs to hear, especially if you’ve ever felt unseen, unheard, overlooked, and/or unsure of yourself and your authority at work. — 💥 In this conversation, they unpack: ✨ What actually defines a toxic workplace (and why it’s often overlooked) ✨ How toxic cultures quietly cause high-performing women to doubt themselves ✨ The difference between a “comfortable” workplace and a respectful one ✨ Why confidence is built through leadership, not just expected from employees ✨ The real meaning of psychological safety—and why it doesn’t lower standards ✨ Subtle leadership behaviours that erode trust and confidence over time ✨ How employees begin to internalise toxic patterns (and what to watch for) ✨ Why high achievers are often the most impacted in these environments ✨ Practical ways to reclaim your agency, even if you can’t immediately leave ✨ What leaders can do right now to build a culture of civility and respect — 🎧 LISTEN: Search ‘TRANSFORM YOUR CONFIDENCE’ on Apple + Spotify 📺 WATCH: YouTube + Facebook via “The Open Chest Confidence Academy” — 👇 If this resonated with you: 💌 Share it with someone navigating a difficult work environment 🗣 Tell us: what’s one sign you’ve experienced of a toxic workplace? — ✨ Learn more about Catherine, her work, and her book Navigating a Toxic Workplace for Dummies: https://civilitypartners.com/ — #TransformYourConfidence #CatherineMattice #RajGirn #WomenInLeadership #WorkplaceCulture #ToxicWorkplace #LeadershipMatters #PsychologicalSafety #ConfidenceAtWork #TheOpenChestConfidenceAcademy #PodcastEpisode