Eric M. Bailey on How to Handle a Toxic Manager

One in two employees have left a job to get away from a toxic manager and improve their overall life at some point in their career, according to the Gallup's State of the American Manager report. We are really living times of change where everything is on the table to make the workplace better for employees. In this episode of Growth Hacking Culture, I really want to understand how to handle a toxic manager and what is the root cause of displaying toxic behaviors at work.

About Eric M. Bailey

Eric M. Bailey is the bestselling author of The Cure for Stupidity: Using Brain Science to Explain Irrational Behavior and President of the Bailey Strategic Innovation Group, one of the fastest-growing human communication consulting firms in the United States.

Eric is the creator of the Principles of Human Understanding™, a leadership and communication methodology based in brain science and psychology.

Eric works with Google Inc, the US Air Force, Los Angeles County, Phoenix Police Department and many more. He has a Master’s degree in Leadership and Organizational Development from Saint Louis University and is a lifetime learner of human and organizational behavior.

What we discussed in this episode of Growth Hacking Culture:

• During COVID there was moments of panic in many organizations as managers couldn't cope with the need of agility, managing remote teams and empathy required in times of change. From a psychological perspective why managers “suck at” adapting to change?
• When talking about Toxic Work Cultures, is it fair to put all of the fault in the poor “overloaded managers” or should we look bigger - to the senior management team that allows the spread of toxic behaviors?
• In your bestseller book The Cure for Stupidity: Using Brain Science to Explain Irrational Behavior at Work - you describe the Principles of Human Understanding as a toolbox to understand behaviors, decisions and motivations - what are the principles that explain the most frequent toxic behaviors in managers
• What would you recommend to the people experiencing a toxic manager?
• How would you explain to a CEO that despite good performance a manager with toxic behaviors is harming the future of the company
• You have years of experience advising CEOs - Do you have some good stories on their misunderstandings of human psychology related to their employees
• Is it true that the more senior we are in an organization the less we are aware of the employee realities ?

Where to find Eric M. Bailey online: 

Website: https://ericmbailey.com/

His book:  The Cure for Stupidity - Using Brain Science to Explain Irrational Behavior at Work https://baileyinnovationgroup.com/thecureforstupidity

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@eric_m_bailey 

 

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This episode is hosted by Ivan Palomino - He is a Learning Strategist and Behavioral Designer. He helps organizations build human-centric work cultures.

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