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Toxic Workplace Training Series

A five-course, self-paced training series with Dr. Paul White that helps you recognize workplace dysfunction, understand what drives it, navigate difficult relationships, and take practical steps toward a healthier way forward

A Better Way Through Workplace Toxicity

The hardest part of workplace dysfunction is often not knowing what you’re dealing with or what you can realistically do about it.

The Toxic Workplace Training Series gives you a practical framework for understanding the whole picture. Across five self-paced courses, Dr. Paul White helps you identify what’s happening, understand why it continues, respond more effectively, and make clearer decisions about what comes next.

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Self-Paced Training

The Toxic Workplace Online Training Series

Course cover: Understanding What Makes Workplaces Toxic
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Understanding What Makes Workplaces Toxic

Learn the major components of a toxic workplace, how to gauge its severity, and the impact it has on health and relationships.

Course cover: Sick Systems, the foundation for toxic workplaces
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Sick Systems: The Foundation for Toxic Workplaces

Go beyond individual behavior to understand how poor communication, weak policies, and lack of accountability create toxic systems.

Course cover: Working for and surviving a toxic leader
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Working for & Surviving a Toxic Leader

Recognize the traits of a toxic leader and get practical steps for coping while working under one.

Course cover: Dealing with dysfunctional colleagues
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Dealing With Dysfunctional Colleagues

Practical techniques for navigating blame, excuses, and conflict-driven coworkers.

Course cover: Conclusion, steps for rising above a toxic workplace Best Seller
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Steps for Rising Above a Toxic Workplace

The concluding course in the series — practical steps for improving your situation, including how to know when it’s time to move on.

Key Takeaways

What You’ll Learn

Build the perspective and practical skills to navigate difficult workplace dynamics.

  • Understand the patterns behind toxic workplace dynamics and unhealthy systems.
  • Learn from real workplace examples and research-informed guidance from Dr. Paul White.
  • Gain practical tools and language for navigating difficult leaders, coworkers, and situations.
  • Know what to do next with reflection tools, assessments, and actionable strategies.
Common Questions

Common Questions About Purchasing

Do I need to take the courses in order?

They are designed as a progression, so completing them in sequence gives you the clearest understanding of how workplace toxicity develops and how to respond.

Is this series only for HR professionals?

No. It can benefit HR professionals, leaders, managers, employees navigating difficult work environments, and individuals recovering from toxic workplace experiences.

Is the training self-paced?

Yes. You can work through the five courses on your own schedule.

Is this series about identifying “toxic people”?

No. The series looks beyond labels to examine workplace systems, leadership dynamics, recurring behaviors, relationships, and the conditions that allow dysfunction to continue.

Start With Yourself. Make a Difference Around You.

Take the tutorial, discover your appreciation language, and start building stronger workplace relationships one interaction at a time.