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For Leaders: The Accidental Bad Boss
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BETTER THAN THIS — Article 8 of 9 This is the eighth article in the Better Than This series on toxic workplace cultures — what they are, how they work, and what actually helps. New to the series? Start with Article 1: The Workplace That Wears You Down → Most leaders do not wake…
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What Actually Helps: Evidence-Based Strategies for Surviving a Toxic Workplace
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BETTER THAN THIS — Article 7 of 9 This is the seventh article in the Better Than This series on toxic workplace cultures — what they are, how they work, and what actually helps. New to the series? Start with Article 1: The Workplace That Wears You Down → This is the seventh article…
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Gaslighting at Work: When Reality Becomes a Moving Target
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BETTER THAN THIS — Article 6 of 9 This is the sixth article in the Better Than This series on toxic workplace cultures — what they are, how they work, and what actually helps. New to the series? Start with Article 1: The Workplace That Wears You Down → You left the meeting confused.…
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The Lost Art of Listening: Why No One Feels Heard at Work
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BETTER THAN THIS — Article 5 of 9 This is the fifth article in the Better Than This series on toxic workplace cultures — what they are, how they work, and what actually helps. New to the series? Start with Article 1: The Workplace That Wears You Down → Think about the last time…
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The Nervous System at Work: Why You Can’t Just “Calm Down”
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BETTER THAN THIS — Article 4 of 9 This is the fourth article in the Better Than This series. If you’re new, you may want to start with Article 1: The Workplace That Wears You Down, or pick up from Article 3: Burnout Is Not a Personal Failing In the last article, we talked…
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Burnout Is Not a Personal Failing: The Science of What’s Happening to You
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BETTER THAN THIS — Article 3 of 9 This is the third article in the Better Than This series on toxic workplace cultures — what they are, how they work, and what actually helps. If you’re new to the series, you may want to start with [Article 1: The Workplace That Wears You Down…
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“It’s Not That Bad”: Microaggressions, Complicity, and the Invisible Harm We Normalize
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BETTER THAN THIS — ARTICLE 2 OF 9 This is the second article in the Better Than This series on toxic workplace cultures — what they are, how they work, and what actually helps. If this is your introduction to the series, you may want to start with Article 1: The Workplace That Wears…
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The Workplace That Wears You Down: Toxicity, Complacency, and the Slow Fade Nobody Talks About
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Article 1 in the Better Than This Series. Picture someone you worked with — or work with now. They came in with energy. They had ideas. They asked questions, pushed back when something didn’t make sense, stayed late because they actually cared about the work. Maybe they were a new hire. Maybe a newly…
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When Optimism Feels Out of Reach
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A quick note—I missed last week’s post. My computer died (fully, no heroic recovery), and rather than trying to force something together on my phone, I chose to pause and wait until I was properly back up and running. It’s a good reminder for me, and maybe for you too: plans matter, but so…
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The Link Between Burnout and Leadership
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I’ve been talking about Burnout and workplace toxicity, but the reality is that burnout doesn’t exist in a vacuum—it often reflects how organizations are led. While individual self-care is vital, systemic change begins at the top. Leaders play a pivotal role in shaping the emotional climate, workload balance, and sense of purpose within their…