In today’s episode of Tactical Friday, I welcome back LTC Cassandra Crosby to share some thoughts on toxic leadership and how to deal with them. As we talked about last Monday, peer assessment still plays a big role in this scenario as well as the importance of doing these as early as possible to prepare our future leaders. We will also talk about incorporating breaks and leisure times in organizations that interrupt the monotony of the work environment.  Things you will learn in this episode: [00:01 - 2:42] Opening Segment I welcome back today’s guest, Cassie Crosby Recap from last Monday’s episode Taking action from assessments and EQI Willingness

[2:43 - 9:00] Traits of a Toxic Leader We talk about what toxic leaders are and how to deal with them Intentional vs. unintentional toxic leadership Doing peer evaluations as early as possible

[9:01 - 15:30] Having a Breathing Space Cassie talks about the importance of incorporating breaks in organizations Breaking the monotony with hobbies and leisure times that promote creativity

[15:31 - 17:24] Closing Segment How to connect with Cassie See links below Final words

Tweetable Quotes:  “How you see yourself isn’t as important as how people see you. But if you don’t know how you’re being perceived, then there’s really nothing you can do about those negative traits that you have.” - LTC Cassie Crosby “Find something that brings you something different than what you do on a regular basis.” - LTC Cassie Crosby

You can connect with Cassie through https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassandracrosby/ (LinkedIn), or you can visit http://www.fromthegreennotebook.com (www.fromthegreennotebook.com) to know more about Cassie’s leadership alongside other advisers. 

Guest email: ccrosby@brockport.edu 

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