{"product_id":"toxic-humans-combatting-poisonous-leadership-in-boards-and-organisations-9781837539772","title":"Toxic Humans: Combatting Poisonous Leadership in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational leadership expert \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Jenkins\u003c\/strong\u003e shines a light on the adverse effects of dysfunctional and toxic boards and how they have the potential to destroy an organisation’s culture. This can happen through erosion of brand value leading to talent attrition and increased mental health issues in employees due to a deterioration in trust and psychological safety. Combined with recent fundamental changes in the labour market and demographic changes in the workforce, there is a potent cocktail of Future of Work issues that will not go away. Enlightened leaders must tackle such issues head-on if they are to steward sustainable and responsible organisations and businesses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on extensive research, including interviews with board members from around the world, together with one-to-one interviews with leaders from the VAB (Virtual Advisory Board) network, \u003cem\u003eToxic Humans: Combatting Poisonous Leadership in Boards and Organisations\u003c\/em\u003e outlines various experiences of toxic leadership and how successful directors managed to work with and through it. These interviews shape the final sections of the book where the reader is given a set of recommendations for action to help mitigate and manage the effect of toxic leadership – at the Board, senior leader and team levels - and to build a positive and productive workplace where all can flourish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction. The Rise of the Toxic Humans\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. What Are “Toxic Humans”?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. What Causes Humans to Be or to Become Toxic?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. What Effect Do Toxic Humans Have at Board Level, in Senior Teams and on the Business or Organisation?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. So What Does “Toxic Human Behaviour” Look Like in Real Workplace Life?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. So What Experiences Have Real People Had of Toxic Humans at Work?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. So What Approaches Do We Need to Adopt to Mitigate the Effect of Toxic Humans?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Now What Can Be Done From Early Childhood to Address Human Toxicity?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Now What Can Organisations Do to Address and Manage the Influence of Toxic Leaders and Toxic Humans?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Now What Can Individuals Do to Manage or Live with a Toxic Colleague?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. Reflections on What Toxic Humans, Unchecked, Can Do to Organisations – and How to Contain or Stop Them\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emerald Publishing Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48741930565975,"sku":"9781837539772","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781837539772.jpg?v=1720059349","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/toxic-humans-combatting-poisonous-leadership-in-boards-and-organisations-9781837539772","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}