In your own private notebook, or on a piece paper nearby, please write about your own experience of Toxic Leadership. Here are some prompts to get you started:

• Describe a specific encounter with a toxic leader from your past.
  
  
  What were the key behaviors or actions that made this leader toxic, and how did it impact your work and well-being?
  
  
  
  
  
• Reflect on your emotional reactions when dealing with a toxic leader.
  
  How did their behavior make you feel, and did it affect your self-confidence or motivation in the workplace?
  
  
  
• Consider any strategies you employed to cope with toxic leadership.
  
  Did you seek support from colleagues or superiors or try to address the situation independently? If you did, what were the results? If you did not, why not?
  
  
  
• Examine the long-term effects of working under toxic leadership.
  
  How has this experience shaped your approach to leadership, and what lessons have you learned from it?
  
  
  
• Imagine yourself in a leadership position in the future.
  
  What steps would you take to prevent toxic leadership behaviors in your own leadership style, and how would you create a positive and supportive work environment for your team?