Helping Team Members Transition After a Bad Manager

 The micromanager. Prefers shouting to give feedback. Steals credit for your work. Provides zero guidance or constructive feedback. Dwells on what went wrong over and over again. Sends passive-aggressive emails. Makes negative comments about your appearance. 

Over the years, our team members have shared unbelievable and disheartening stories about bad supervisors — including the tales shared at the beginning of this column. Everyone, it seems, has experienced a toxic workplace at some point in their career. And, even though they move on to a new company, they carry those experiences to a new job.

So how do you set up your newest team members to succeed in light of previous bad experiences? It starts with a supportive culture and environment. 

Here are eight ways we’ve learned to help employees transition:

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