10 ways to create a toxic workplace with high turnover
August 30th, 2011
In the event you want to create a toxic workplace with high turnover, below are ten steps to help get you there:
- Hire a CEO who views people merely as assets.
- Train your supervisors to be inflexible.
- Do not communicate important company information to your employees.
- Advertise work/life balance in your recruiting brochures and career website but don’t actually practice it in real life.
- Utilize the HR department as a paper processing and legal compliance function only.
- Do not hire any HR professionals who understand the strategic and financial benefits of creating a great workplace.
- Keep the HR director far, far away from the CEO.
- Have the HR department report to the CFO.
- Make commitments to employees and don’t keep them.
- Don’t tell the truth or gloss over bad news. That way employees won’t trust management.
There are surely many more steps to create a toxic workplace with high turnover. Do you have any suggestions?
Image Credit: “Revolving Door” by Nancy Calef
Posted by Kevin Kennemer
Kevin Kennemer, the founder of The People Group, is a great workplace advocate, consultant, speaker and writer who blogs daily on relevant workplace issues regarding company culture, leadership, worklife trends, and how companies can exceed their financial performance expectations by treating employees with dignity, trust and respect.
