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Toxic Workplaces: Hazardous for Employers & Employees
Toxic workplaces, according to the U.S. Surgeon General’s 2022 framework for workplace mental health and well-being, are DISRESPECTFUL, NON-INCLUSIVE, UNETHICAL, CUTTHROAT, and ABUSIVE.
Toxicity also is hazardous to the bottom line with costly turnover (see how GenZ workers are intolerant of abusive conduct and leaving in droves) that sabotages your ability to recruit & retain the best & brightest workers.
Workplace bullying, abusive conduct, is the key predictor of toxicity. Bullying is hazardous to employee health — both physical and mental — greater than sexual harassment or discriminatory mistreatment.
The safety workers need is not just physical, it is psychological and psychosocial. Workers deserve to be free from risks of harmful consequences of threats, intimidation and humiliation as well as to work without risk of emotional injury.
Don’t know what to do? Work Doctor® has the Cure. Our Toolkit makes strong and ethical workplace cultures stronger.
Origins of Toxicity
A record of impunity for aggressors. A history of rewarding it, however inadvertent. Rationalizing their destructive behavior with “she/he’s brilliant, but …” Chasing the personality fix of “anger management.” Pronouncements of “respect for all individuals” distrusted by employees. Focus on liability for only discriminatory misconduct. Getting conned by charismatic, scheming people posing as “indispensable.”
The Urgency of Necessary Change
Ask any Gen-Z or late Millenial, raised on years of anti-bullying messages in school, if they will tolerate the irrational idiocy of abusive conduct. They are walking away rather than enduring abuse. You lose future generations of talent. Doing nothing is not being neutral. Reversing the destructive cycle of toxicity requires deliberate, intentional action. It’s a choice to either Condemn or Condone. Choose wisely.
The Work Doctor® Toolkit
Toolkit includes: Policy Writing Guide (a self-directed, facilitated service + Legal Audit); Team Training (comprehensive, immersive education in the phenomenon of abusive workplace conduct + team operations and skills training + materials to create custom training for all employees); Extensive collection of additional video and audio learning resources; Research Library; Mentorship for Trained Team; System integration assistance.
Cost: $11,000, fee for program, for-profit organizations
$8,500 fee for non-profit organizations & government agencies
An Optional Service
Intervention for Offenders, Respectful Conduct Clinic
Live, interactive service. Fee not included in Toolkit.
The Work Doctor® Toolkit is not a fad-of-the-month band-aid, quick fix. It IS designed for fearless and courageous leaders in ethical organizations needing to differentiate themselves from competitors.
It is based on our extensive experience in the field, coupled with relevant research pointing the way.
The Toolkit is Comprehensive and Systemic (not driven by faux personality “fixes”). We are too conscientious to offer anything less. It sets new behavioral standards. With faithful enforcement, you can reverse the impunity for aggression that discourages employees. Relying on an internal Team of listeners and advocates convinces employees that you are an employer that cares. Add to the list of benefits improvements to the bottom line and you see how you cannot afford to purchase and implement this cost-effective solution.
Today, take the first step toward making your organization RESPECTFUL, INCLUSIVE, ETHICAL, COLLABORATIVE, and BULLYING/ABUSE-FREE.
Call 360.656.6630 or complete the form below to start the conversation.
