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CAREER
Business executives, managers, and disengaged - among others - to overturn certified election
employees create toxicity. But businesses don’t results. Trudeau pressured his attorney general
monopolize toxicity. It engulfs charities and to cover up his conflict of interest. Both
churches, too. Some charismatic leaders in mega acted in their best interests. Neither suffered
churches set the tone for toxic workplaces by legal consequences; thus, their message to
their narcissism and greed. compatriots: Core values are not beacons for
decisions - the end justifies the means.
Spotting a toxic workplace can be simple, not
only from within, but outside. We don’t have to Without consistent application of ethical guiding
examine turnover statistics, reports, or interview principles and core values, leaders ignore
anyone to know Donald Trump’s White House trust, integrity, caring, good stewardship, and
was a super toxic environment. Here are a few accountability in favor of a particular outcome - a
signs of a toxic workplace: basis for a toxic culture.
• Lack of articulated and lived core values PROCEDURES PRACTICES DECISIONS MADE
• Procedures, practices, decisions made SITUATIONALLY
situationally
• Poor communications Align procedures and practices with core values.
• Disengaged employees Hire people of character, train, develop, and
• Lack of Articulated and Lived Core Values empower them. Accept mistakes as they grow
• Leadership is advancing others, not and learn. Don’t micromanage or rebuke them
promoting self. Leaders set the tone and for learning curve blunders; use them to teach
create safe workplaces. Leaders set and live and learn.
core values.
Values should include providing a safe
Values are our default position, our North environment. Don’t compromise and “cut costs”
Star. Doing what’s right, period! Values include associated with core values, like safety, to “save”
respect for individuals and families, trust, money when times get tough. Do what’s right
integrity, transparency, caring, rigor, good and bear the costs!
stewardship, and accountability.
When leaders and managers create procedures
Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau’s actions and practices contrary to core values, they confuse,
showed no ethical guiding principles or core frustrate, and cause disgruntled employees.
values. Trump pressured his loyal vice president Employees become fearful, accidents occur, rumors
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