
Toxic Humans
Combatting Poisonous Leadership in Boards and Organisations
Michael Jenkins(Author)
Emerald Publishing Limited
Published on 18. January 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-83753-977-2 (ISBN)
Description
International leadership expert Michael Jenkins shines a light on the adverse effects of dysfunctional and toxic boards and how they have the potential to destroy an organisation's culture. This can happen through erosion of brand value leading to talent attrition and increased mental health issues in employees due to a deterioration in trust and psychological safety. Combined with recent fundamental changes in the labour market and demographic changes in the workforce, there is a potent cocktail of Future of Work issues that will not go away. Enlightened leaders must tackle such issues head-on if they are to steward sustainable and responsible organisations and businesses.
Based on extensive research, including interviews with board members from around the world, together with one-to-one interviews with leaders from the VAB (Virtual Advisory Board) network, Toxic Humans: Combatting Poisonous Leadership in Boards and Organisations outlines various experiences of toxic leadership and how successful directors managed to work with and through it. These interviews shape the final sections of the book where the reader is given a set of recommendations for action to help mitigate and manage the effect of toxic leadership - at the Board, senior leader and team levels - and to build a positive and productive workplace where all can flourish.
Based on extensive research, including interviews with board members from around the world, together with one-to-one interviews with leaders from the VAB (Virtual Advisory Board) network, Toxic Humans: Combatting Poisonous Leadership in Boards and Organisations outlines various experiences of toxic leadership and how successful directors managed to work with and through it. These interviews shape the final sections of the book where the reader is given a set of recommendations for action to help mitigate and manage the effect of toxic leadership - at the Board, senior leader and team levels - and to build a positive and productive workplace where all can flourish.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bingley
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
286 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83753-977-2 (9781837539772)
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01/2024
1st Edition
Emerald Publishing Limited
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Person
Michael Jenkins, CEO, Expert Humans and Partner, the FutureWork Forum.
Content
Introduction. The Rise of the Toxic Humans
Chapter 1. What Are "Toxic Humans"?
Chapter 2. What Causes Humans to Be or to Become Toxic?
Chapter 3. What Effect Do Toxic Humans Have at Board Level, in Senior Teams and on the Business or Organisation?
Chapter 4. So What Does "Toxic Human Behaviour" Look Like in Real Workplace Life?
Chapter 5. So What Experiences Have Real People Had of Toxic Humans at Work?
Chapter 6. So What Approaches Do We Need to Adopt to Mitigate the Effect of Toxic Humans?
Chapter 7. Now What Can Be Done From Early Childhood to Address Human Toxicity?
Chapter 8. Now What Can Organisations Do to Address and Manage the Influence of Toxic Leaders and Toxic Humans?
Chapter 9. Now What Can Individuals Do to Manage or Live with a Toxic Colleague?
Chapter 10. Reflections on What Toxic Humans, Unchecked, Can Do to Organisations - and How to Contain or Stop Them
Chapter 1. What Are "Toxic Humans"?
Chapter 2. What Causes Humans to Be or to Become Toxic?
Chapter 3. What Effect Do Toxic Humans Have at Board Level, in Senior Teams and on the Business or Organisation?
Chapter 4. So What Does "Toxic Human Behaviour" Look Like in Real Workplace Life?
Chapter 5. So What Experiences Have Real People Had of Toxic Humans at Work?
Chapter 6. So What Approaches Do We Need to Adopt to Mitigate the Effect of Toxic Humans?
Chapter 7. Now What Can Be Done From Early Childhood to Address Human Toxicity?
Chapter 8. Now What Can Organisations Do to Address and Manage the Influence of Toxic Leaders and Toxic Humans?
Chapter 9. Now What Can Individuals Do to Manage or Live with a Toxic Colleague?
Chapter 10. Reflections on What Toxic Humans, Unchecked, Can Do to Organisations - and How to Contain or Stop Them