I was reading an article recently in HBS on toxic Emotions at work. Have experienced it personally and have a few of my clients facing the challenge.
Emotional mistreatment of employees directly or indirectly affects them, resulting in their “voluntary resignation or dismissal.” If allowed to flourish and left unchallenged, it can cripple an organization in the long run. The Management, The HR, and the leaders can serve as good examples to solve the syndrome of “there is always grief somewhere in the workroom!”
Workable solutions include changing the grip of emotional, painful experiences, hand-holding the staff to get through the pain, and engaging the affected to fresher “positive pursuits.”
Let not the havoc play on the morale of an outstanding Employee in particular and on the growth and image of the Organization in general.