![]() ![]() ![]() It’s often your word against theirs, which makes going to other leaders or HR difficult. They are adept at undermining an employee’s self-esteem, confidence, and sense of reality in subtle, sneaky, and hard-to-prove ways. Gaslighters know how to fly under the radar. While it is easy to spot toxic leaders who scream, bully, and abuse publicly, gaslighting behavior is much more covert. Gaslighting is a particularly nefarious form of toxicity due to its subtle and insidious nature. And make no mistake - bosses who manipulate and gaslight are toxic. Despite spending over $60 billion a year globally on leadership development, research shows that nearly 30% of bosses may be mildly or highly toxic. Sadly, your situation is far more common than it should be. Nobody should suffer at the hands of a toxic boss. We asked Mary Abbajay, author of Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Bossand president of Careerstone Group, LLC, to respond. In other words, how do you work for a manipulative boss who is constantly gaslighting you? How do you navigate working for a toxic leader when you can see the direct impact of their behavior on your career? For example, if you work under a leader who is going out of their way to make sure you don’t develop the skills or experience you need to apply for a more senior role a leader who takes credit for your ideas and hides information or a leader who is an expert manipulator, uses reverse psychology to make you feel small and is unapologetic (unless they are in public)? ![]()
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