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The topic of toxic personalities at work has been long on history but quite sparse on research. Although there are numerous books on the subject that attempt to guide leaders thinking and behaviors to preserve their own sanity, A "Toxic Workplace" will be the first toA tackle the underlying systems issues that enable the toxic person to create a path of destruction in the organization, often for a very long time and at the cost of losing talented people all throughout the organization.

The author's research has revealed the warning signs that indicate a serious behavioral problem before months or even years of lost productivity has resulted.A Further, A they haveA identified how this toxicity spreads in systems with long-term effects on organizational climate even after the person has left.A Their two-year national research study of approximately 500 leaders provides very specific actions that leaders need to take to reduce both the intensityand frequency of toxic personalities at work.A No other book provides this menu of options from a systems perspective with practical relevance in real work situations.