Career advice

Signs you have a toxic manager: how to spot them and what to do

Do you have a toxic boss who undermines you in the team and blocks your career ambitions? If so, recognising toxic leadership will enable you to seek support to address it. Assistant professor of nursing Liz Charalambous, drawing on her four decades’ experience in the profession, describes some common signs that a manager is toxic and offers advice on what to do about them
A toxic manager’s behaviour is designed to limit the nurse’s chances of career progression, and undermines confidence