How To Become Immune To Toxic Management.

Blowing out someone else’s candle does not make yours burn brighter.

Priceless advice. The declaration may elicit a facepalm if you’ve done it. Reflections on it may trigger tinges of regret.

No one’s immune. Wisdom emerges in watching behaviors, our own and in others.

Toxic leaders run around blowing out comrade’s candles like they’re attacking octogenarian birthday cakes. At the heart of this practice is envy. Their finite view of success means their slice is diminished by the size of another’s. Wrong, wrong.

People are the foundational blocks in every business and undermining them weakens the business. So obvious, yet so obscure. Why is it so hard to see empowered teams are the most effective?

Clueless leaders believe climbing higher comes from stepping on others.

Conscious leaders know elevating themselves comes from giving others wings to fly.

Being on the receiving end is never fun. Even when laced with humor, our minds find that ounce of truth in the pound of sarcasm. Nobody ever believes they’re guilty of throwing banana peels for others to slip on, but everyone’s trying to find balance with some interpretation of another’s comments.