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Have you ever had a boss that squelched all of your creative ideas? What about that meeting that took place when you thought you’d be receiving some direction and advice and it went in a completely different direction? Not being supported when you take the lead on a project or volunteer to take on responsibility? These are just a few examples in which you might encounter a toxic boss.

Your position as HRM for a large Healthcare System includes training and helping other managers/leaders to understand different leadership styles and the need for cultivation, succession planning strategies, etc. Recently through conducting exit interviews, you learned employees are leaving due to their manager’s leadership style. After hearing many of the details they described, the words “Toxic Managers” immediately came to mind. You not only are experiencing a retention problem, but a recruitment problem as well. And your organization can’t think about succession planning right now. You’ve decided to develop a presentation for the leadership team.

As you develop your presentation, recognize that many won’t understand the term "toxic." Describe the signs and symptoms of toxic managers, how to analyze their leadership style, what style is best and what tools they need to stop the bleeding in your organization. And describe your strategy as the HRM in monitoring the pulse of your organization after the presentation. Your presentation should be designed to educate, instruct and monitor the leadership team within your organization. Also identify what your strategy might be if you identify no change in some of the managers? What is that, WIFFM? (What’s In It For Me.)