Tag Archives: Toxic leadership

Learning and development – a review of 2023

The world is ever changing and so too are the pressures on organisations and their people. 2023 has offered both challenges and opportunities from a learning and development perspective.

Many businesses are operating in a challenging economic climate while trying to get to grips with some significant changes in the way we use technology. We’ve also seen many organisations struggle with their people management. At the same time, there’s a growing awareness of the importance of workplace culture and skills in […]

How to prevent toxic leadership

Kevin Johnson, in light of recent revelations regarding senior politicians, and the seemingly continual flow of senior leaders having the “toxic” label applied, examines the causes and consequences of toxic leadership – and what can be done to address it. (Versions of this article originally published in HR News and HR Magazine, March/April 2023)

Toxic leadership has a disastrous impact on teams and organisations. Such leaders often stop people from performing at their best. So, HR executives need to understand the […]

Helping organisations get the culture right

Company culture impacts everything from employee engagement and retention to sales, client outcomes and, ultimately, business success.

Yet all too often it is hard to define and is something that companies pay lip service to, becoming an agenda item for policies and procedures without any tangible outcome.   

So how can organisations impact culture in a positive and meaningful way?

What is employee culture?

From lack of engagement to ineffective sales, businesses often approach OnTrack International to tackle the specific problems that ultimately derive […]

How to stop toxic leadership destroying your organisation

From toxicity to trust in leadership…

Kevin Johnson examines the causes and consequences of toxic leadership – and what can be done to address it. Following the whitepaper on how to stop toxic leadership from destroying your organisation, we have created this podcast for you to listen to. (As featured on ILM).

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How to stop toxic leadership from destroying your organisation

Kevin Johnson examines the causes and consequences of toxic leadership – and what can be done to address it. (Article originally published as a series of three features on TrainingJournal.com)

How to stop toxic leadership from destroying your organisation?

It’s the fairytale: the son of an electrician joins a multinational, becomes CEO and presides over a rapid rise to global dominance. But then the rot sets in. Macho leadership, lavish spending and insufficient due diligence bring the company to its knees. Under Fred […]