Project HEADWAY: Managing in Toxic and Challenging Environments

 

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Arguably no one chooses to work in a toxic and challenging environment. That doesn’t mean that we don’t find ourselves in them. The challenge when we do is how to manage, stay balanced and be as successful as reasonably possible under the circumstances.

We all have experienced unpleasant or difficult solutions. What differs for an uncomfortable solution is that the experience is isolated and temporary. Toxic and challenging environments are problematic on a sustained basis. The complication is not getting through the next meeting or the next morning, but about making it through the year. And the next. And perhaps the one after that.

Successfully doing so draws on a range of skills and abilities. We have to assess what is going on. We have to know what available strategies exist to manage—or at least to cope. We have to weigh the potential benefits with the consequences. Ultimately, we have to choose when to act. Sometimes we also have to decide when not to act.

If you’ve been confronted with a difficult and toxic environment—or you fear encountering one in the future—this is a presentation that you won’t want to miss.

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