There’s always at least one in every office. The employee who regales everyone with crude jokes. They are full of gratuitous insults or off-color commentary. Research shows that a shocking 80 percent ...

Recognizing toxic leadership and responding strategically helps professionals protect their well-being and career growth. Employees who understand effective communication, documentation, and ...

“Toxic” has become an increasingly popular term to describe anything that could be psychologically unhealthy for us or encourage negative patterns. Unfortunately, this word is particularly applicable ...

According to a 2019 study by the American Psychological Association, toxicity in the workplace is not only on the rise, but it’s also hugely detrimental to employees’ mental health. How? Per another ...

Everyone has qualms with some aspect of their job. Maybe it’s long work hours or boring, repetitive tasks. Sometimes the people we work with can be annoying and intrusive, and many of us have ...

This post was co-authored with Emilia Weaver of James Madison University. Toxic people are a problem nearly everyone faces in the workplace. When they are around, they make others feel anxious or ...