Toxicity in the Workplace

Coping with Difficult People on the Job

De: Shonda Lackey PhD

Narrado por: Joell A. Jacob

There are everyday challenging work relationships, and then there are situations that go beyond the ordinary - situations that push you to the edge. Written by a clinical psychologist who is knowledgeable about the mental disorders that can cause toxic behavior, Toxicity in the Workplace will help you understand why your difficult colleagues act the way they do and gain practical strategies for negotiating more peaceful, productive solutions.

Armed with new insight into your colleagues' behaviors, you will learn pragmatic techniques that will give you the confidence to advocate for yourself and, when needed, remove yourself from uncomfortable situations and conversations.

This book about dealing with toxic behavior in the workplace includes:

• Techniques for everyone - Learn approaches for communication with toxic people at all levels within an organization that are tailored to various problematic behaviors.
• Understand deeper motivations - Common anxiety, mood, and personality disorders are explained.
• Learn by example - Vivid case studies illustrate familiar scenes at work and model how you can respond respectfully and assertively.

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Short, straight to the point, very helpful.

It wasn't boring. I enjoyed it and most importantly, it helped me by providing me with good practical advice on how to deal with my toxic boss.

Half robot

After the introduction for each chapter audio changes from being read by a human to text to speech.

made me aware of how mental illness can play a part in coworkers toxic behavior

my notes from the book:
A mental health professional is the only one who can diagnose a mental disorder however Learning about this symptoms you colleagues are experiencing may help you understand there behavior. You may not take their behavior as personally as you would If you didn't have this insight.
Put boundaries,
Don't give out personal information

Perfect management tool

As a long time manager providing first line supervision to being general manager for the entire enterprise, I find this book to be an excellent guide. I recommend it to all those who seek to understand their coworkers.

Very relatable

I loved how they used the scenario from the "Lean on Me" movie as an example