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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Toxic Workplace!
Part One - Understanding Toxic People and Toxic Environments
Chapter 1 - THE HUMAN AND FINANCIAL COSTS OF WORKING WITH TOXIC PEOPLE
The Ubiquity of Toxic People
Why We Wrote This Book
How We Researched the Problem of Toxic Personalities at Work
Toxic People Thrive Only in a Toxic System
The Hidden Chunk of the Toxic Iceberg
The Hidden Costs of Uncivil Behavior
The Hidden Costs of Bullying
Why Not Just Fire Toxic People?
Summing Up
Chapter 2 - RECOGNIZING THE TOXIC PERSONALITY
Three Types of Toxic Behaviors That Drive People to Distraction
How These Behaviors Work Together to Keep Toxicity in Place
The Two Faces of Toxic People: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Toxic Behavior Can Literally Make People Sick
Summing Up: It’s the Behavior That Matters
Chapter 3 - LEADER REACTIONS AND STRATEGIES THAT TYPICALLY DON’T WORK
How Leaders Typically React to Toxic People
Unsuccessful Reaction 1: Adjust or Leave, and Why These Don’t Work
Unsuccessful Reaction 2: Reconfigure the Situation, and Why This Doesn’t Work
Summing Up Unsuccessful Reactions
Strategies Leaders Use to Deal with Toxic People
Why Feedback Strategies Don’t Often Change Toxic Behavior
Why Informal Strategies Don’t Change Toxic Behavior
Why Formal Strategies Don’t Change Toxic Behaviors
Summing Up Formal Strategies
Chapter 4 - ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
Evaluate Your Organization’s Culture
Summing Up
Part Two - The Toxic Organization Change System Model
Chapter 5 - ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES Dealing with Toxicity at the Highest ...
Formally Integrating Values into Your Organizational System
Summing Up
Chapter 6 - TEAM STRATEGIES Dealing with Toxicity at the Team Level
Proactive Strategies to Deal with Toxicity at the Team Level
Developing Team Values Without Clearly Defined Organizational Values
Summary of Team Interventions
Chapter 7 - INDIVIDUAL STRATEGIES
Strategy 1: Managing a Toxic Individual’s Performance by Providing Targeted Feedback
Strategy 2: Using Performance Appraisals to Integrate Values
Strategy 3: Coaching
Strategy 4: When All Else Fails: Terminate the Toxic Individual
Conclusion
Chapter 8 - MYTHS AND TRUTHS ABOUT TOXICITY - AND RENEWAL FROM A TOXIC ENVIRONMENT
Myths and Truths
Fostering Renewal from Toxicity for the Leader and Team
Our Final Words
Appendix A - OUR RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Appendix B - NATIONAL SURVEY RESPONSES ON TOXIC BEHAVIORS
Notes
The Authors
Index
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