#management

Today’s academic librarians work in a fast-moving environment and must be versatile, agile and well-informed. They are often as or more highly qualified than the academics they serve. Their aim is always to deliver more than expected.

Enlightened organizations understand that employees work at their best when they are treated with trust, respect, and fairness. At the same time, organizations are waking up to the fact that abusive leaders drive away talent, making them simply too expensive to keep. The question arises: How do we identify a toxic leader?