Toxic Work Culture Whitepaper

Introduction

A toxic work culture is one in which the workplace is plagued by bickering, drama, and disgruntled employees to the point where productivity and employee well-being suffer. As a leader, you must make the establishment of a positive work culture a top priority. Its one of the fundamentals that successful businesses like Facebook adhere to. Because culture evolves and changes, its essential to keep an eye on it and fine-tune it as needed. The characteristics of toxic work culture are sometimes right out in the open and thus easy to correct, but other times they are concealed, and leaders must make constant attempts to discover them. Here are a few warning signs of a toxic workplace environment that both leaders and employees should be aware of and avoid.