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Toxic Managers: How to Navigate Abusive Work Environments

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Overview

Identify Toxic Managers and their Behaviors. Gain the Skills to Navigate an Abusive Work Environment. Avoid Burnout.

What you'll learn:
  • Learn how to identify and address toxic behavior
  • Understand why you end up in abusive workplaces
  • Discover the different types of toxic managers and their specific impact on team members and workplace culture
  • Gain insight into the motivations of toxic managers, empowering you to approach the situation with perspective
  • Develop practical strategies to navigate toxic work environments and protect your mental and emotional health
  • Build resilience to help you withstand and grow from challenging work experiences
  • Strengthen your communication skills to handle difficult interactions with toxic managers and colleagues effectively
  • Learn how to set healthy boundaries and maintain your well-being, even in high-stress or unsupportive work environments
  • Avoid being bullied in the workplace

Do you feel anxious, stressed or demotivated because of your work environment? Do you have a manager who leaves you feeling unheard, disrespected, or unsupported? If so, you are not alone.


Toxic management is a widespread issue that impacts employee well-being, job satisfaction, and overall productivity. In fact, research shows that toxic managers can contribute to serious mental health issues, including depression or burnout. These managers often exhibit a range of negative behaviors (covered in this course) that create a hostile work environment, damaging morale, eroding trust and leading to high turnover rates.


So what's the alternative?Inspired by the latest installments in organisational research, and with the help of the best practices of social psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy, NLP and more, this course is designed to give you practical tools in order to:


  • Learn how to identify and address toxic behavior

  • Discover the different types of toxic managers and their specific impact on team members and workplace culture

  • Gain insight into the motivations of toxic managers, empowering you to approach the situation with perspective

  • Develop practical strategies to navigate toxic work environments and protect your mental and emotional health

  • Build resilience to help you withstand and grow from challenging work experiences

  • Strengthen your communication skills to handle difficult interactions with toxic managers and colleagues effectively

  • Learn how to set healthy boundaries and maintain your well-being, even in high-stress or unsupportive work environments


So whether you're on the receiving end of poor behaviors or if you're a manager looking to become a better leader, this course is for you. When you subscribe to this course, you'll have immediate access to a comprehensive educational content that includes, in addition to the videos, multiple ebooks in pdf format). Perfect for busy professionals, you can complete it at your own pace and on your own time.


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Taught by

Soufiane El Alaoui

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