The faster you can identify the type of toxic leader you have on your hands, the faster you can begin to intervene. Let’s talk about next steps for both the actively toxic and passively complicit leadership types. Should you fire them? Or coach them?

While some forms of toxicity are macroscopic and clearly against organizational policy, others are microscopic and almost undetectable. The toxic behavior is not always easily tied to the leaders themselves. This is why it’s so easy for complacent cultures with fearful employees to allow their team members to suffer. How do we let toxic leaders slip through the cracks? And how do we stop this from happening? In this guide, we'll go through the pitfalls, both organizationally and individually, that make it tough to answer the question: What should you do with a toxic leader?