Toxicity Tax: Why Dysfunction Costs More Than You Think and How to Break Free

The Hidden Cost of Toxic Culture

Workplace toxicity is expensive. It drives away top talent and quietly undermines profitability. Yet most organizations treat culture as a soft issue rather than the financial risk it represents.

In The Toxicity Tax, Claire L. Feagley, PhD, combines business psychology, executive coaching insights, as well as M&A research to expose how dysfunction compounds from the individual level all the way through to multibillion-dollar deals.

Readers will discover:

• How toxic patterns develop in childhood and follow us into the workplace
• The emotional, physical, and financial costs of normalized dysfunction
• Why culture clashes are behind so many failed mergers and acquisitions
• Practical tools for setting boundaries, rebuilding trust, and shifting team dynamics

Backed by peer-reviewed evidence and filled with real-world stories, The Toxicity Tax gives leaders and professionals the insight to stop absorbing dysfunction and start building healthier, higher-performing cultures.