Giving Feedback to a Toxic Person

If you’ve ever worked in an organisation of any kind, you’ve probably experienced what we call a “toxic personality.”

Based on our research of over 400 leaders, we learned that a whopping 94% have had to wrestle with this problem. In this blog, we’d like to address one of the prevalent myths about toxic personalities — that you should give them feedback. 

Some popular suggestions for feedback are ideas such as; letting them know how their behaviour is ruining their career, telling them that the promotion they so desperately want is about to be non-existent, or sharing how their behavior is affecting others.

Ever tried having one of those conversations? 

Toxic Personalities: Discovering their systems of power & shaping workplaces of respectful engagement

Counterproductive work behaviors can debilitate an organisation’s productivity and seriously harm individual incentive, a new study reveals.

By Mitch Kusy & Elizabeth Holloway

"The day this person left our company is considered an annual holiday!"  This quote from our national research study on toxic personalities echoes the sentiment these individuals have on an organization’s culture and bottom line.