Cites Stanley Foster Reed's book 'The Toxic Executive,' which
describes a new breed of boss polluting the workplace. Toxic executives
abuse the power they wield in order to serve and satisfy both economic
and emotional personal ends. Top ten behaviors; Who suffers.
By
PT Staff, published on September 01, 1993
MANAGEMENT STYLE
Beware: There's a new breed of boss that's polluting the workplace.
He's "the toxic executive," according to Stanley Foster Reed, whose book
of the same title (HarperBusiness) describes their effect on American
business.
"Toxic executives are those who abuse the power they wield in order
to serve and satisfy both economic and emotional personal ends," says
Reed. Being more toxic and less caring of others has become a career
objective for many would-be tycoons, and this new exploitativeness is
bringing down the level of business ethics and standards of executive
behavior.
Who suffers? The independent-minded, fair, and creative who lose
rewards to coworkers who are compliant and worshipful rather than having
the courage of their convictions and the ability to express their
opinions.
TOP TEN BEHAVIORS OF TOXIC EXECUTIVES:
o They invade the privacy of others.
o have secrets to protect
o are changeable and unpredictable
o have bad manners
o are late for appointments and meetings
o are control freaks
o are highly competitive
o hate others' ideas
o are credit-snatchers
o play the "blame game."
CARTOON: (NEIL CURTIS)
