Toxic Organizational Cultures and Leadership: How to Build and Sustain a Healthy Workplace

Toxic organizational cultures and leadership can have a significant impact on an organization's reputation. This book defines toxic culture, explains how it emerges, and provides practical approaches for overcoming it at the individual, team, and organizational levels. It also highlights the role of leadership in embedding toxic cultures and offers interventions and levers for preventing toxicity and changing cultures back to healthy, positive workplaces.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 260 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Toxic organizational cultures and leadership have caused significant reputational failures, with the most profound impact being felt by the dedicated individuals who devote their careers to these organizations. However, it is important to note that organizations do not develop toxic cultures overnight. They do not intentionally violate rules and regulations or actively engage in wrongdoing. This book aims to define toxic culture, explore its origins, and provide practical strategies backed by extensive research for overcoming toxic cultures at the individual, team, and organizational levels.

The book is pragmatic and applicable, making it relevant to organizations of all types. While acknowledging the role of leadership in toxic cultures, the book outlines four distinct stages for embedding toxic cultures and uses examples from leading organizations and companies to illustrate each stage. The book then identifies interventions and levers that executives, boards, and HR practitioners can implement to prevent toxicity and transform toxic cultures into healthy, positive workplaces.

Drawing on research and interviews with senior HR leaders and executives, the book offers valuable insights into the four stages of toxic cultures and the influence of performance pressures on driving toxicity. It also highlights the crucial role of senior leadership and personality traits in fostering toxic environments. The book provides practical tools and guidance for practitioners to build and sustain healthy and positive workplaces.

Senior executives, HR professionals, and organizational development practitioners in local and global organizations across various industry sectors will find this book immensely valuable. Additionally, consultants working in the field of corporate culture and change will find the book highly relevant to their work.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032361314