EP 264: Challenging Boss or Coworker? Here’s What to Do

Do you often come home from work feeling emotionally drained from dealing with a toxic boss or a challenging work relationship?

Just making it through the workday under these circumstances can feel like an accomplishment, but the truth is that over time, a toxic workplace will wear you down.

 “Life is teaching us lessons, and we will keep getting that lesson over and over and over again until we learn it. It first starts as a whisper, then a knock, then a bang on the door, and then the whole damn thing will come down.”

 Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake digs into the most common issues people experience in challenging workplace relationships, sharing strategies to help you reduce stress and identify the right next steps to take. 

 In this episode, you’ll learn how to come to terms with the reality of a challenging boss, co-worker, or team member in your workplace. You’ll learn how the constant exposure to toxicity and fear leads to self-doubt, and ultimately trauma. You’ll learn how to identify these patterns and make empowered choices that will help you protect your reputation and gain peace of mind.

 

What You’ll Learn:

• Common workplace patterns that lead to self-doubt (1:10)

• Existing in a fear-based work environment (2:13)

• How to start removing toxic people from your life (5:29)

• Understanding your values and finding alignment (9:00)

• Identifying the characteristics of poor leadership (10:52)

 

Favorite Quotes:

1. “If you stay in toxic circumstances or situations and either attempt to somehow make it work, avoid the conflict, or start blaming yourself… all of these are signs that you've had trauma.” –Blake Schofield

2. “It can become easy to get into a culture where people complain about work or complain about coworkers. All that does is create more toxicity.” –Blake Schofield

3. “When you value yourself, understand those healthy communication styles and how to vet leadership and organizations in a way that is supportive and aligned with that, you will no longer continue to suffer these issues.” –Blake Schofield

4. “There are healthy companies and there are toxic companies. There are companies who really empower people to learn how to collaborate, resolve conflict, and work together, and there are companies that do the opposite. Fear-based companies only care about how you perform. They don't care about what that environment actually looks like for their employees.” –Blake Schofield

 

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