Or maybe their leadership style is to instill fear—they lead with interactions that make people feel unsafe and fearful at work. These leaders ... Other traits that signal a toxic leader can ...

With courage and preparation, it can be surprisingly simple to change a toxic dynamic at work. The key is focusing on behaviors versus labels. “Toxic managers” (and coworkers and colleagues) come in ...

I write about Black and neurodivergent identity in the workplace. Being in a toxic professional environment can be tough. Maybe it’s the managing director whose employees secretly dislike them.

Stock image. Faye McCray's health suffered when she found herself in a role at a toxic workplace. Stock image. Faye McCray's health suffered when she found herself in a role at a toxic workplace.

"Across many interviews the word 'toxic' was used to describe the Amnesty work culture as far back as the 1990's. So were the phrases 'adversarial', 'lack of trust', and 'bullying'," the report said.