140: The red flags of workplace toxicity with Aoife O'Brien
01/27/23 • 20 min
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Have you recently checked in on your goals and intentions? Is 2023 the year you make a career move or leap to escape workplace toxicity? If so, this episode is a must-listen for you! This week, Aoife's solo episode is coming to you live from sunny Tenerife, focusing on the issue of toxic workplaces and the practical steps you can take to improve your working situation.
Aoife delves into the task of maintaining a happier working environment, shares tips for dealing with frustrations at work, and unpacks the importance of aligning your core values with your chosen workplace. Aoife also reminds us that if you're feeling stuck at work, you have options and that leaving is okay. Further key points throughout include:
How to eliminate toxic work behaviour
What does a toxic work environment look like?
The traits of a toxic boss
How to handle micromanagement and break the expectations of overworking
The impact of toxic colleagues in the workplace
A reminder: It's okay to quit your job!
Take back your power and boost your confidence
Making time to focus on what you want
Aligning your core values with your needs and strengths
"People are ten times more likely to resign from an organisation if they find themselves in a toxic environment, compared to their likelihood of resigning due to pay-related matters." – Aoife O'Brien.
THE LISTENERS SAY:
Do you have any feedback or thoughts on this discussion? If so, please connect with Aoife via the links below and let her know. Aoife would love to hear from you!
Resources:
Listen back to previous Happier at Work episodes:
https://happieratwork.ie/101-the-squiggly-road-to-happier-at-work-with-aoife-obrien-cathal-quinlan/
https://happieratwork.ie/happier-at-work-49-aoife-mollin-on-fitting-in-at-work/
Connect with Happier at Work host Aoife O'Brien:
https://www.impostersyndrome.ie
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoifemobrien
https://www.twitter.com/HappierAtWorkHQ
Have you recently checked in on your goals and intentions? Is 2023 the year you make a career move or leap to escape workplace toxicity? If so, this episode is a must-listen for you! This week, Aoife's solo episode is coming to you live from sunny Tenerife, focusing on the issue of toxic workplaces and the practical steps you can take to improve your working situation.
Aoife delves into the task of maintaining a happier working environment, shares tips for dealing with frustrations at work, and unpacks the importance of aligning your core values with your chosen workplace. Aoife also reminds us that if you're feeling stuck at work, you have options and that leaving is okay. Further key points throughout include:
How to eliminate toxic work behaviour
What does a toxic work environment look like?
The traits of a toxic boss
How to handle micromanagement and break the expectations of overworking
The impact of toxic colleagues in the workplace
A reminder: It's okay to quit your job!
Take back your power and boost your confidence
Making time to focus on what you want
Aligning your core values with your needs and strengths
"People are ten times more likely to resign from an organisation if they find themselves in a toxic environment, compared to their likelihood of resigning due to pay-related matters." – Aoife O'Brien.
THE LISTENERS SAY:
Do you have any feedback or thoughts on this discussion? If so, please connect with Aoife via the links below and let her know. Aoife would love to hear from you!
Resources:
Listen back to previous Happier at Work episodes:
https://happieratwork.ie/101-the-squiggly-road-to-happier-at-work-with-aoife-obrien-cathal-quinlan/
https://happieratwork.ie/happier-at-work-49-aoife-mollin-on-fitting-in-at-work/
Connect with Happier at Work host Aoife O'Brien:
https://www.impostersyndrome.ie
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoifemobrien
https://www.twitter.com/HappierAtWorkHQ
Previous Episode
139: The broken pieces of the workplace with Niamh Hannan
2 RecommendationsThere are many broken pieces within the working world, and this week’s episode delves into tackling systemic bias in the workplace and empowering the feminine. Joining Aoife is special guest, speaker, coach and charted psychologist Niamh Hannan, who helps women in leadership excel by rocketing their growth, well-being and success.
So much ground gets covered in this discussion, including how we can bring humanity into the workplace, the tools for self-management and developing self-awareness, and the value of feminine leadership. Niamh also explores the opportunities that can arise from a crisis, touching on the learnings from the Covid 19 pandemic and reminding us that we all have a choice as we navigate this transitionary period into the new working era. Further key points throughout include:
An introduction to Niamh Hannan
The difference between counselling and coaching
How do we help women in leadership
Undervalued qualities women bring to work
Steering clear of a fear-based workplace
Bad news sells: the media hold of fearmongering
Opportunities in crisis and learnings from the Covid-19 pandemic
Handling post-pandemic workplace demands
The need for psychological safety in the workplace
Welcoming consciousness into the workplace
Why you should focus on collaboration over competition
The importance of nurturing the workforce of the future
A reminder that you always have a choice!
What being Happier at Work means to Niamh
Leaving a legacy of positive impact
“I’m still not seeing leaders being promoted for their empathy and people skills. And yet, that’s a huge part of building the workforce of the future. So on the one hand, we have the science, but on the other, it’s not being applied.” – Niamh Hannan.
THE LISTENERS SAY:
Do you have any feedback or thoughts on this discussion? If so, please connect with Aoife via the links below and let her know. Aoife would love to hear from you!
Resources:
Join Niamh Hannan’s Legacy and Core Connection programs:
https://niamhhannan.com/programs/
Connect with Niamh Hannan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/niamhhannan/
Connect with Happier at Work host Aoife O’Brien:
https://www.impostersyndrome.ie
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoifemobrien
https://www.twitter.com/HappierAtWorkHQ
Next Episode
141: Take radical responsibility of your career with Carla Miller
Are you sick of feeling underestimated at work and struggling to get your voice heard? Well, let that be a bane of the past, as you deserve to be heard and have the power within you to take radical responsibility of your career. Here to help you take authority over your life is a women leadership coach, trainer, keynote speaker, podcast host and Amazon best-selling author, Carla Miller. Carla is a woman on a mission to empower women in their careers, close the rife influence gap in workplaces and make workplaces better environments for women.
Throughout the discussion, Carla delves into women in leadership, shutting down the authority gap and the ongoing battle against hepeating and conversational manspreading at work. Carla unpacks how you hold power to change whatever is not working for you and reveals must-know tips on quietening your inner critic and amplifying your influence. Further key points throughout include:
An introduction to Carla Miller
Women at work: getting your voice heard
The key to strengthening your influence at work
The real and rife issue of gender bias in the workplace
Workplace responsibility and the cloak of authority
Mastering your personal leadership brand
Carla's top tips for building strategic relationships
The power of seeking out a sponsor
The Queen Bee syndrome: Build up your cheerleading squad
Radical responsibility: Moving beyond victimhood
What being happier at work means to Carla?
"That is the brilliant thing about leading. We have the power to create change. And it can be really easy sometimes to get stuck in this isn't fair or this isn't right, but actually, we can often change things." – Carla Miller.
THE LISTENERS SAY:
Do you have any feedback or thoughts on this discussion? If so, please connect with Aoife via the links below and let her know. Aoife would love to hear from you!
Resources:
https://happieratwork.ie/136-excel-in-your-zone-of-genius-with-ian-hatton/
https://happieratwork.ie/138-stop-being-overlooked-at-work-with-paula-sheridan/
Book: The Authority Gap by Mary Ann Sieghart
https://www.amazon.com/Authority-Gap-women-still-seriously/dp/0857527568
Book: Why Men Win at Work by Gill Whitty Collins
https://gillwhittycollins.com/why-men-win-at-work
Connect with Carla Miller:
https://www.carlamillertraining.com/
https://www.carlamillertraining.com/podcast
https://www.carlamillertraining.com/book
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlamiller1/
Connect with Happier at Work host Aoife O'Brien:
https://www.impostersyndrome.ie
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoifemobrien
https://www.twitter.com/HappierAtWorkHQ
Happier At Work® - 140: The red flags of workplace toxicity with Aoife O'Brien
Transcript
If you are a longtime listener to the Happier at Work podcast, you will have heard me speak previously about my signature Happier at Work program. The program has now moved beyond the pilot phase. And it's for organisations who want to maintain a really great culture that they already have. They know that their staff are really, really important and they want to retain staff for as long as possible, and drive a sense of better engagement at work.
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