9 Vital Signs Of A Healthy (Or Toxic) Workplace

Work can be medicine 💊 

Or poison ☠️ 

Toxic workplaces hurt people.

Not just at the time - long after.

They drain confidence 😞

Break trust 💔

And the damage ripples into:
families 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
teams 🤝
entire careers 

Here’s the kicker:
You might be in one without realizing it.
Or in a healthy one without appreciating it.

So let’s take your temperature 🌡️ 

Nine Vital Signs of a Healthy Workplace

1) Agreements, not expectations
💚 Healthy: Co-created clarity
🔴 Toxic: Unspoken assumptions. Blame when missed
(shoutout to the Great Steve Chandler)

2) Boundaries
💚 Healthy: Limits respected. Safety felt
🔴 Toxic: Overwork rewarded. Burnout ignored

3) Responsibility vs Control
💚 Healthy: Ownership with autonomy
🔴 Toxic: Micromanagement. Power hoarding

4) Integrity
💚 Healthy: Promises kept. Words match actions
🔴 Toxic: Lip service. Excuses. Ghosted commitments

5) Serving, not pleasing
💚 Healthy: Help from strength
🔴 Toxic: Approval-seeking. Performance anxiety

6) Support what they create
💚 Healthy: People build and back what they own
🔴 Toxic: Decisions made without them. Then blamed

7) Showing vs Telling
💚 Healthy: Values lived out loud
🔴 Toxic: Posters on the wall. Opposite in the hall

8) Learning
💚 Healthy: Growth is expected 📈
🔴 Toxic: Mistakes punished. Curiosity killed

9) Curiosity, not judgment
💚 Healthy: “What happened?” 🤔
🔴 Toxic: “Who messed up?” 😠

Most people don’t realize the water they’re swimming in 🌊
Sometimes awareness is the first act of freedom ✨

What would you add to the list?

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