What is Your Toxic Leadership Strategy for Success?

Part VI: Key Takeaways from the Toxic Leadership Series. In this final section, we ask an important question: What is Your Toxic Leadership Strategy for Success?

“Leadership was meant to make us better, not afraid.”

Are you afraid at work? You should not be. What is your toxic leadership strategy for success?

If you believe

“Management is about coping with complexity, and leadership is about coping with change” (Kotter),

then you might subscribe to the premise that leadership was meant to make us better. Change is difficult for most of us, and it takes a strong, emotionally intelligent leader who understands people to get us through it. This series was about the exact opposite – the toxic people in leadership and management positions. Maybe you know some. Maybe you are one. Whatever the case, sometimes we are led by toxic people. I hope that this series and the key takeaways are beneficial in developing your toxic leadership strategy for success.

Key Points on Handling Abusive Leadership

Toxicity is about the person, not the position. No matter how tough the position, it is the person who occupies it that makes the difference.

Identification is the first step. Learn to see what you do not want to see and believe the unbelievable. “Failure seems sudden, but the handwriting was on the wall.”

Know thy enemy, know thyself. We all have redlines, and weaknesses. Learn both about yourself and the toxic leader in your life.

Evaluate your options. I love having choices. Adapt, innovate, overcome, or move on. What are your choices?

It’s about thriving, not just surviving. The goal is to become an inspired leader who gets better every day, not merely someone who exists.

Purpose of the Interview

This final segment was to wrap up the interview by identifying the key takeaways and to emphasize the point that,

“There are no toxic leaders or managers, only toxic people.”

These recommendations are meant to strengthen, rather than diminish, co-workers’ spirits and help them navigate the tyranny of toxicity with grace, dignity, and self-respect.

What is your strategy for dealing with toxic leadership?

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