{"id":1831,"date":"2019-09-19T07:07:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T07:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2020-06-25T06:05:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T06:05:22","slug":"disease-of-management-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/disease-of-management-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"How to survive a toxic work environment with Steven Danley, disease of management expert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"HOW TO SURVIVE A TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENT WITH STEVEN DANLEY, DISEASE OF MANAGEMENT EXPERT\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/awacx-bffe27?from=usersite&amp;skin=1&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;auto=0&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A toxic work environment (emotionally damaging and negative) costs billions of dollars a year and results in low productivity, high absenteeism, and early termination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you\u2019re in a toxic work environment\u2014your boss is negative or critical or your coworkers are underhanded, manipulative, or attacking\u2014there are things you can do to protect yourself:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1. Purify Yourself When You Get Home<br \/>\n<\/strong>When you get home, cleanse yourself from the negativity of work. Take a nice bath or shower, do fun things with family and friends, and engage in a positive practice such as exercise, spiritual affirmation, or a creative hobby. Doing this will help dissolve the negative feelings from work and will refresh and invigorate you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2. Find an Emotional Expression Partner<\/strong><br \/>\nTalk to a friend you can trust and express your frustrations about work. Even if they don\u2019t offer you a viable solution, just listening to you empathetically can make a big difference in helping you feel better.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>3. Look For The Positive Aspects of the Job<\/strong><br \/>\nEven if your job is negative and the people are emotionally draining, see if you can find something useful from the job. Perhaps, the training is good or there is something you can learn that you can apply in a future job. Even dealing with negative and gossiping people can be a psychological growth-inducer as you develop tougher emotional skin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>4. Have An Exit Strategy<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you can\u2019t tolerate the job at all, write down a strategy for getting a better job, career, or even starting a new business. This will motivate you when things are tough at work, and eventually your plan can become a reality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>5. Keep Your Boundaries<\/strong><br \/>\nIt\u2019s important that you protect your emotional and physical health by saying \u201cNO\u201d when you have a bullying and unreasonably demanding boss. Although it may be difficult to say \u201cNo\u201d to your employer (you fear losing your job), it\u2019s important that you take care of yourself emotionally and physically. Take your lunch break, don\u2019t come in too early or stay too late (unless you really want to), don\u2019t work on weekends or from home on your time off, and don\u2019t respond to your boss at all hours of the night. Establishing and keeping boundaries will raise your level of self-respect and will help you maintain your emotional balance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>6. Make Your Workspace Positive:<\/strong> Although negative energy can be swirling around you from other people, you can bring some positivity into your work or office space. You can place posters that bring you peace, pictures of your loved ones, and life-affirming sayings that inspire you. Do what you can to make your space positive and relaxing so you can create a cocoon of emotional protectiveness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>7. Be Authentic<\/strong><br \/>\nToo many people lose themselves in their job and sacrifice their integrity and what is important to them. Although it\u2019s great to work hard and be dedicated to your job, it\u2019s more important that you act according to your true nature. If your employer is repeatedly asking you to do something that is against your deepest values and beliefs, then you need to take a step back and reaffirm your position and beliefs. Take a stand for who you really are inside.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Although a toxic work environment can take a toll on your psychological and emotional health, you can survive, and even thrive, if you take care of your emotional integrity. Eventually, when you are able to leave (financially and practically), you will do so and grow into a stronger and more loving human being. Then, you can take your experiences and help others thrive in their work as well. After all, as the great poet, Khalil Gibran once said, \u201cWork is love made visible.\u201d Bring love into your work, and it will never seem like work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loveuniversity.podbean.com\/e\/how-to-survive-a-toxic-work-environment-with-steven-danley-disease-of-management-expert\/\">FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO SURVIVE A TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENT, LISTEN TO LOVE UNIVERSITY<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A toxic work environment (emotionally damaging and negative) costs billions of dollars a year and results in low productivity, high absenteeism, and early termination. 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