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Handing Toxic Leadership: The Series

Toxic Leadership: An Oxymoron

Toxic Leadership: An Oxymoron. Working for a toxic person you cannot believe is a leader or manager? That's because they are not a 'toxic leader', but a toxic person in a leadership or management position. Join Dr. Burl Randolph, Jr., DM, President of MyWingman, LLC and Sean O'Brien, former Principal at Auzmor HR Solutions as they discuss why the term toxic leadership is an oxymoron, how to work in a toxic environment, and what real leadership is. The 55 mins podcast discussion is embedded below for your listening pleasure.

Part I: Why Toxic Leadership is an Oxymoron

"There are no toxic leaders or managers, just toxic people in leadership and management positions."

Leadership is an art and toxicity is poisonous. Combine the two and you get an oxymoron. Because the art of leadership is to help people become successful by making us better, toxic and leadership should be used in the same sentence.

Part II: Characteristics of a Toxic Leader

What characteristics define a toxic leader?

Dr. Burl Randolph, Jr., DM, explains in detail certain aspects that make a person more likely to behave like a toxic leader.

Part II.5: Some Toxic Behaviors

What are some toxic behaviors?

Dr. Burl Randolph, Jr., DM, explains in detail certain aspects that make a person more likely to behave like a toxic leader.

Part III: Organizational Success Under Toxic Leaders

How can an organization be successful under toxic leadership?

Dr. Burl describes how organizations experience success despite a toxic leadership environment and how colleagues might become unknowing enablers to this behavior.

Part IV: Working for a Toxic Leader

How do you work for a toxic leader?

Some would say, "Very carefully." Eventually, it happens to all of us: we meet the supervisor that refers to themself as "old school." The phrase "old school" can be code for toxic leader. Dr. Burl Randolph, Jr., DM, discusses how to survive working for a toxic leader.

Part V: Key Takeaways from Discussing Toxic Leadership

What are your key takeaways as we wrap up this series on Handling Toxic Leadership?

Organizational Culture & Development

If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.

Organizational Culture and Development

Handing Toxic Leadership: The Series

Toxic Leadership: An Oxymoron

Podcast: The Culture Couch and Toxicity

Part I: Why Toxic Leadership is an Oxymoron

Part II: Characteristics of a Toxic Leader

Part II.5: Some Toxic Behaviors

Part III: Organizational Success Under Toxic Leaders

Part IV: Working for a Toxic Leader

Part V: Key Takeaways from Discussing Toxic Leadership

Organizational Culture & Development

If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.

Organizational Culture and Development

Handing Toxic Leadership: The Series

Toxic Leadership: An Oxymoron

Podcast: The Culture Couch and Toxicity

Part I: Why Toxic Leadership is an Oxymoron

Part II: Characteristics of a Toxic Leader

Part II.5: Some Toxic Behaviors

Part III: Organizational Success Under Toxic Leaders

Part IV: Working for a Toxic Leader

Part V: Key Takeaways from Discussing Toxic Leadership

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