TOXIC EXECUTIVES
There is a new breed of boss that’s polluting the workplace. He’s “the toxic executive,” according to Stanley Foster Reed, whose book of the same title (published by Harper Business) describes their effect on American business. “Toxic executives are those who abuse the power they wield in order to serve and satisfy both economic and emotional personal ends,” says Reed. Being more toxic and less caring of others has become a career objective for many would-be tycoons, and this new exploitiveness is bringing down the level of business ethics and standards of executive behavior. Who suffers? The independent-minded, fair, and creative, who lose rewards to co-workers who are compliant and worshipful rather than having the courage of their convictions and the ability to express their opinions. Here are the Top Ten Behaviors of Toxic Executives: They invade the privacy of others have secrets to protect are changeable and unpredictable have bad manners are late for appointments and meetings are control freaks are…
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