Listen "The Toxic Boss"
Episode Synopsis
Are you struggling with a toxic, overbearing boss, to the extent that you have sought professional help to deal with it? If so, you're not alone. In this episode, our Punks reflect on a recent study that identified one-third of workers requiring therapy to deal with their work situations. Why is that? Are you perhaps one of those bosses? And how could this be overcome? Sources mentioned: - Article about workers with toxic bosses requiring therapy and the Sunday Scaries. https://africa.businessinsider.com/ca.... - It links to the Harris Poll - Toxic Bosses Survey https://theharrispoll.com/wp-content/.... - Colin's post on Sunday Scaries: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/colinn... - AntiWork Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/ - 'OpenAI staff threaten to quit en masse unless Sam Altman is reinstated’ article https://www.theguardian.com/technolog... - Steve Glowinkowski's book "It's behaviour stupid! What really drives the performance of your organisation, 2010" talks about a longditudinal study looking at health markers in relation to the quality of management. - HBR article "What Makes Leadership Development Programs Succeed" refers to the enormous spend on leadership programmes, yet only 10% are effective: https://hbr.org/2023/02/what-makes-le...
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