20 traits of toxic workers

Much is written about how to spot toxic employees, yet they continue to be "ensconced" in organisations, HR Daily Community member Wayne Faulkner says.

In this week's featured post, he puts forward a new 20-point test for identifying toxic workers.

Other interesting posts this week cover how to position for a more senior role, questions leaders should regularly ask themselves to stay focused, three HR functions that shouldn't be automated, and more. Browse the posts here:

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