We've All Done It: Getting Real About the Role We Each Play in a Toxic Workplace

Have you ever had a toxic leader? I bet you chuckled and nodded just reading that question. We all have! Now for the next question: How many of your current and former employees see your face when they’re asked that same question?

We’ve All Done It is a compassionate, yet humorous, look at the role we each play in creating and sustaining a toxic workplace. Whether or not we intend to, our choices either create, encourage, or, conversely, minimize and deescalate the level of toxicity and dysfunction within our workplaces.

Together, we look at seven common workplace scenarios (think narcissistic leaders, leaders who are BFFs with subordinates, screamers, and much more) and consider when we have fed the proverbial toxic beast and how we can do better in the future.

The journey will help create self-awareness of our own toxic leadership tendencies. This includes self-reflective exercises with each scenario to help think through what is actually a toxic behavior, the impact and how we have shown up in similar situations before. This is the first step in understanding how you really show up as a leader and prioritize what you want to focus on for you and your team.

This self-awareness journey is not about judgement. Again, we are all guilty at one point in time. The power is recognizing it and choosing to do something about it.

Grab a copy today and I will see you at the buffet!

A bestselling author, award-winning leader, and multi-certified coach with two master’s degrees, Kimberly’s both a highly-trained expert and a proven real-world guide to leaders and their teams. While addressing toxic leaders/workplace toxicity is often discussed with an overly serious and judgmental tone by many leadership coaches/experts, Kimberly takes a welcoming, humorous, direct yet compassionate approach to this traditionally difficult subject.

Kimberly Benoit is a Leadership Coach, Consultant & Author who works with leaders and teams across all industries that often share a similar challenge of being stuck in toxic or unhealthy patterns, unable to confidently navigate needed change for continued success. Through a compassionate approach, she empowers them to confront the real issues and to create realistic next steps to move forward with confidence. She launched her business after an accomplished 24-year career as strategic and operational leader with expertise in program management, change management, crisis management, strategy development, and organizational effectiveness. Kimberly is active in the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She holds advanced degrees in Clinical Psychology and Criminal Justice. In addition, Kimberly is certified in the Mindful Leader's Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program and the Harrison Assessment. Kimberly lives in New Orleans, LA with her sweet cat, Ruby, and enjoys reading, cooking, listening to music and traveling.