Toxic behaviours in the workplace occur when the behaviour or actions of one employee negatively impacts another, often over sustained periods, depending on the level of the toxic behaviour.
Understanding the current situation is vital to knowing what to do next.
You can’t improve your culture without knowing how it stands currently.
A toxic culture could be silently eroding performance across your organisation. This occurs when toxic behaviours have gone unchecked and become the normal way of working in your organisation.
In high-pressure environments, employees may appear busy but are often disengaged, anxious or suffering burnout.
Warning signs of a toxic culture:
High employee turnover with talent leaving
Low morale, disengagement and a negative atmosphere
Teams working in silos, blaming each other
Low levels of trust between people
A reluctance of people to speak up
At an organisational level this can manifest in low customer satisfaction, low levels of innovation and reputational risk rising.
If left unaddressed, a toxic culture costs growth, talent retention and long-term success.
Contact Think Organisation to measure the levels of potential toxic behaviours in your organisation today.
