Strategies for Dealing with Toxic Personalities in the Workplace

Every workplace encounters challenging employees — those who gossip, complain excessively, resist authority, or create a toxic environment for others. Toxic employees display patterns of counterproductive behavior that negatively impact morale, productivity, and organizational culture.

In contrast, emotionally intelligent employees understand their own emotions and manage interactions with others effectively. Left unaddressed, toxic behaviors create chaos, damage relationships, and cost organizations time, money, and talent.

How do you deal with such toxic personalities?