Description: All it takes is one toxic employee to run wild and before you know it, the workplace gets od’d by division, manipulation, low morale, burnout, and time waste. Toxic employees are infectious. Beware. Like Carbon monoxide poisoning, toxicity does its damage, silently. Catch it early. Bring out the toxicity into the open without delay. Warn the person the damage the behavior is causing. If everything in the book has been tried to understand, negotiate, and work with a toxic person, and nothing has changed for a long time it may be time to quit from toxicity and walk away. Find a new environment where your self-worth is valued. Trying to fix a toxic person is an emotionally exhausting experience. Mindfulness, quiet reflection, retreats to rejuvenate, and getting attuned with one’s self are powerful mental health techniques to heal from toxins. Confront the toxicity by copying a third person on those e-mails, having a third person physically present during sensitive conversations, and opting out of their group chats. Setting boundaries, saying no, limiting time around them, and sometimes completely getting untangled from their mental holds can be very effective for self-care. 

Webinar Date: This was presented as part of IHIMA’s 2025 Virtual Winter Conference – February 2025

NOTE: There is no PowerPoint presentation with this webinar. A handout is provided. 

Duration: 1 hour 

Speaker: Preethi Fernando, Founder of Kelum Training and Consulting is an author of 15 books, speaker, and consultant. In her latest book “I Never Told You It was Easy…I Said “You Got This,” Preethi unfolds the essence of being genuine. She does trainings and workshops for corporations, and associations.

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Cost: $25 Members/ $35 Non-Members

1 AHIMA CEU*

Domain VI. Organizational Management and Leadership

*Relevant AHIMA CEUs are also accepted by the AAPC and ACDIS. Check eligibility on their website.