This new book addresses the full complexities of chronic stress at work

While the desired qualities of a "good" manager have been discussed for some time, academic research is now focusing on the consequences of destructive management on employee well-being. Photo: AFP

Sociologists and academics are increasingly focusing on so-called toxic managers.

In today's workplaces, employees who encounter such leaders must learn how to deal with these destructive personalities, or risk being crushed by the pressure and suffering professionally. Professor Simon L. Dolan PhD has drawn on decades of research on toxic management to paint a clinical picture of these leaders in his latest book, De-Stress At Work: Understanding And Combating Chronic Stress (Routledge, 2023).