LEADERS !

5 Reasons
Why You Should
Swipe Right
By Thila Suppiah
Sharing how YOU can contribute to reduce toxic in your WORK
environment!
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Sharing more information with employees, that help them
understand the context of their role and company.

This information could be about company earnings,expenses,

customer needs, projects.

Continuously share information via relevant media allowed

within the organisation.
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DESICION MAKING - INVOLVE EMPLOYEE
 
Being part of the solution reduces stress because employees
can understand the “what” and “why” behind decisions, 
especially in a moment of crisis.

For example, a company had to reduce costs to survive due to

current times. The leader can be transparent and tell the
employees the truth and find for solutions together.
 AVOID CARROT & STICK PROGRAMS

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Carrot and stick motivation is a motivational approach that
involves offering a “carrot”(a reward for good behavior) and a
“stick” (a negative consequence for poor behavior).

It did motivate staff by creating actionable goals and desirable

rewards for employees who are able to alter their behavior and
performance.

Not an inspiring method to be used to manage the new

generations.
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4 Companies should train leaders & employees on stress-
management techniques.

KPIs are shared with everyone and team members define their
objectives and timelines.

Employees should be empowered to organize work by

themselves, and assume the responsibility.
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5 Stress-producing behaviors or norms can become ingrained in

workplace culture ;
decisions are made only by top leadership
there’s a feeling of secrecy
managers don’t feel like they’re part of the solution
there’s a lack of team involvement in decision-making.

These rituals create toxic cultures that promote stress. It’s time to realize
that stress distracts people from their purpose, both at home and at work.

New practices that involve working in small autonomous and

multidisciplinary teams with no hierarchy seem to be more promising in
reducing stress. 

Distributing power among a bigger number of team members can

reduce the pressure at workplaces andincrease productivity.
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2 DESICION MAKING - INVOLVE EMPLOYEES

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3 AVOID CARROT & STICK PROGRAMS

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4 CHANGE MANAGER & TEAM DYNAMICS

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5 ENABLING FLEXIBILITY & BALANCE

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