Rising Above a Toxic Workplace Taking Care of Yourself in an Unhealthy Environment

Learn how to thrive in—or escape from—a toxic work environment.

Toxic organizations are rife with conflict, fear, and anger. The environment causes people to have physiological responses as if they’re in a fight-or-flight situation. Healthy people become ill. Colds, flu and stress-related illnesses such as heart attacks are more common. By contrast, in resonant organizations, people take fewer sick days and turnover is low. People smile, make jokes, talk openly and help one another." - Annie McKee (author, consultant)

Many employees experience the reality of bullying bosses, poisonous people, and soul-crushing cultures on a daily basis. Rising Above a Toxic Workplace tells authentic stories from today's workers who share how they cope, change, or quit. Candidly they open up about what they learned, what they wish they had done, and how to gain resilience.

Insightfully illustrating from these accounts, authors Gary Chapman, Paul White, and Harold Myra blend their combined experiences in ministry and business to deliver hope and practical guidance to those who find themselves in an unhealthy work environment.

Includes a Survival Guide and Toolkit full of strategies and realistic insights

Introduction, by Gary Chapman

Chapter One: The Rise of the Toxic Workplace

Why so many of us are breathing poisons and hating our jobs

Chapter Two: The Many Faces of the Toxic Boss

Cruel or clueless, tyrannical or subtle, they fuel workplace misery

Chapter Three: Reality Check: Great Places to Work

Some workers are mighty fortunate, yet they, too, face significant challenges

Chapter Four: Hidden Poison in Nonprofits and Churches

Nasty, dysfunctional stuff can quietly corrupt a fine mission

Chapter Five: Little Murders At Work

When words cut like knives and spite shatters the peace

Chapter Six: Rabbits on the Freeway

Finding health and capacity amid all the noise and fumes

Chapter Seven: Descent to the Dark Side

Great places can go down alarmingly fast

Chapter Eight: Cynics, Appreciation, and Great Bosses

"Appreciation Weeks" can backfire, but authentic apprecation empowers

Survival Guide and Toolkit

Top Ten Characteristics of Toxic Leaders

Is Your Workplace Toxic? A Quick Ten-Point Checklist

Surviving the Heat

Handy List of Survival Strategies

Antidote for Workplace Cynicism: Authentic Appreciation

The Abuse of the Ring of Power

Survive and Thrive Anyway: A Few Tips from Managers

How to Deal with Dysfunctional People...And Not Go Crazy Yourself

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