This workshop provides talent management professionals with practical ways to spot, assess, and address toxic leadership in organizations. Through case studies and interactive activities, participants will learn how to identify toxic behaviors, understand micro and macro root causes, and implement practical solutions to build more constructive leaders and organizations.
Toxic leadership has a cascading effect in the workplace, deteriorating organizational health, collaboration, employee well-being, and productivity. This workshop focuses on building skills for talent management professionals to recognize toxic leadership patterns, using real-world examples and interactive discussions to illustrate how toxic behaviors and toxic leaders show up in organizations. Participants will learn how characteristics of workplace environments can breed toxic leadership, how to identify toxic leaders, understand what drives toxic leaders, develop and coach toxic leaders, and explore strategies to address these challenges at both the individual and organizational level. I-O psychologists are uniquely positioned to address toxic leadership, and this workshop will enable participants with ready-to-use frameworks to prevent and mitigate toxic behavior patterns. Whether you’re driving talent management initiatives, providing external consulting to leaders and organizations, coaching executives, or leading organization change, this workshop will help provide insights and tools to more effectively address toxic leadership.
Presenters
Amie Lawrence, PhD, is the senior director of Psychology, Product, Research, and Design at Heidrick & Struggles, a leadership advisory firm that specializes in the selection, succession, and development of executive leaders. Amie leads a team of psychologists in the design and development of leadership assessments that are used firm wide. She has over 20 years of experience designing assessment solutions with her most recent focus on leveraging her experience to evaluate senior leader capabilities and potential. She is a thought leader who specializes in leveraging innovative technology in psychological measurement and leadership assessment. Her current professional interests expand beyond leadership assessment and include ethical methods of using artificial intelligence, diversity, equity, and inclusion, destructive leadership, and senior leadership succession. Amie earned her PhD in I/O Psychology from the University of Akron. She maintains an active role in conducting applied research and has authored/co-authored many academic articles, acted as a guest editor, and presents frequently at academic conferences.
Dr. Derek Lusk is the CEO and founder of Persona 28 and a recognized authority in executive assessment and coaching. He advises Fortune 500 leaders on succession planning, leadership transitions, and CEO effectiveness, serving as a strategic advisor to boards and CEOs. Dr. Lusk has authored over 80 publications on executive assessment and leadership effectiveness, with his work featured in Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, and Psychology Today, among others. He is also the coeditor of Overcoming Bad Leadership in Organizations (Oxford University Press) and holds both an MBA and a PhD in Business Psychology.
Beau River, PsyD, is the founder and managing partner of Leadership Delta Partners (LDP). Through his career journey, Beau has been a professional athlete, combat PTSD clinician, and professional services executive. The common theme across his experiences is continuous learning to deliver a world-class performance. He founded LDP with one mission, turning leadership into a differentiating advantage for client organizations and helping to navigate the often-challenging process of realizing leadership potential. Beau’s work is focused on leveraging behavioral science to deliver actionable solutions that result in robust insights, realized leadership strategies, and business success. Through his work with a wide range of professionals and organizations, Beau has supported C-level leaders and executive teams from the microcap to the Fortune 50. Across engagements, Beau’s work helps leaders adapt their leadership to operate in new and elevated ways, enhance their decision making, and lead with equal parts humility and confidence.
Level
Introductory
Topic
2026 Annual Conference
Times Offered
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- Wed Apr 29th 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Wed Apr 29th 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Delivery Type
In-Person
Workshop Coordinator
Kevin Impelman, Summit Leadership Partners
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