Toxic handlers
Read Table 11.5 from your text about toxic handlers. Select one of the following discussion focuses (a, b, or c) depending on your own experiences.
A. Have you ever been or observed a toxic handler? If so, compose your discussion around these questions:
- How did this emerge?
- How long did it last?
- What were your/their greatest challenges?
- How did you/they manage the burnout factor?
- Have you ever been helped by a toxic handler? If so, compose your discussion around these questions:
- How did this emerge?
- How long did it last?
- How helpful were they?
- What was the end result?
- Find an article about a toxic handler. Provide a complete APA citation of the article, then compose your discussion around these items:
- How did the need for a toxic handler emerge?
- How long did it last?
- Did it seem to work?
- What were the challenges?
- What was the end result?
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Part B
Toxic handlers can be described as people who assist other members of the organization in dealing with pain brought about organizational changes. This is based on the fact that some changes are usually toxic to the staff, as they are accompanied with several uncertainties. When these changes occur, toxic handlers voluntarily shoulder the frustration and the heat in the organization (Lipman- Blumen, 2006).
While working as a sales person in Dell Inc. I was assisted by a toxic when the company went through a lot of changes that left us very frustrated, something that led to some members contemplating of committing suicide. These changes occurred abruptly and we had never expected them. The other factor that caused us much was the fact that we were……………….
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