{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Laura Crawshaw: Grow Your Spine - Insights For Managing Abrasive Leaders","description":"About Laura Crawshaw: Dr. Laura Crawshaw (aka "The Boss Whisperer\u00ae") is the world\u2019s leading expert on coaching abrasive leaders and relieving the organizational disruption and workplace suffering they cause. With more than 35 years\u2019 experience as a psychotherapist, corporate officer, executive coach, researcher and author, she founded The Boss Whispering Institute in 2008, which is dedicated to research and training in the field of coaching abrasive leaders. Through her pioneering work, Dr. Crawshaw has dispelled the myth that leaders who engage in bullying behaviors are incapable of changing their management styles, bringing insight to these individuals and hope to their employers.    In this episode, Jordan and Laura discuss: The reasons that bosses are not clear and direct with abrasive leaders Abrasive leaders need to know the consequences of their impact on others Seeing through the lens of ego and mechanisms of defense Coaching abrasive leaders takes the cooperation of their management and HR   Key Takeaways Leaders must realize they are the guardians of the mission of the organization and they are also guardians of the workforce that works to fulfill that mission. They have the duty to provide a physically and psychologically safe workplace.  Abrasive leaders tend to not see themselves as abrasive. Some of them believe that they\u2019re doing what needs to be done in order to achieve the organization\u2019s goals. This is why abrasive leaders need to develop awareness of their behavior and the consequences of it.  Always keep this in mind. When people respond in anxiety and fear in your presence, try to be open to knowing why they are threatened and with that knowledge, put them at ease.  Coaching an abrasive leader to develop healthier habits of communication needs the cooperation of first the abrasive leader, and also, their manager. The manager needs to directly let the leader know that they are abrasive.    \u201c[Leaders] are guardians of the mission of their organization. They're also Guardians of the workforce that works to fulfill that mission and so they have a duty to provide a physically and psychologically safe workplace. That is a manager's duty.\u201d \u2014  Laura Crawshaw   Check out Laura\u2019s books:  Taming The Abrasive Manager: How To End Unnecessary Roughness In The Workplace (The Jossey-Bass Management Series). https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Taming-Abrasive-Manager-Unnecessary-Jossey-Bass\/dp\/0787988375  Grow Your Spine & Manage Abrasive Leadership Behavior: A Guide For Those Who Manage Bosses Who Bully. https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spine-Manage-Abrasive-Leadership-Behavior-ebook\/dp\/B0BT233KJL      Connect with Laura Crawshaw:   Website: https:\/\/www.bosswhispering.com\/ | https:\/\/exec-insight.com\/  LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bosswhispering\/   Connect with Jordan:  For executives wanting a complimentary executive coaching conversation: jordan@jordangoldrich.com  Website: www.workplacewarriorinc.com Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordangoldrich1 Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jordan.goldrich Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jordangoldrich\/ LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jgoldrich\/ ","author_name":"Workplace Warrior\u00ae","author_url":"https:\/\/www.workplacewarriorinc.com\/workplace-warrior-podcast","html":"