The Company Road Podcast E81 Workplace bullies: Surviving toxic workplaces
"There's two parts of your career. There's the part that you do and then there's the part that people see you do. And the second one is equally important to the first one." -
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
- Making your work visible beyond just doing it well
- Building influence through strategic relationships and social capital
- Leveraging introvert strengths in leadership and facilitation roles
- Testing if difficult colleagues are misaligned or genuinely toxic
- Handling workplace bullies with specific tactical approaches
- Recognizing when manager advocacy is absent and exit strategies are needed
Key links
- Anna Findlay LinkedIn
- Book: "Surrounded by Idiots"
- 10 types of workplace bullies | Anna Findlay 🔑 Career Coach
About our guest
Anna Findlay is a Career and Soft Skills Coach who helps mid-career professionals who feel stuck, undervalued, or off-track to confidently reposition themselves and build the career they truly want. Whether it’s a new job, a pivot, a promotion, or simply a better way of working, she helps clients move forward with clarity and purpose. Anna also works with teams to strengthen communication and improve collaboration.
Her coaching takes a holistic, strengths-based approach grounded in self-reflection, emotional intelligence, and self-advocacy. Her goal is to help smart, capable people navigate uncertainty, build confidence, and achieve meaningful career outcomes.
Drawing on her background in human-centered design, facilitation, and meditation, Anna creates a practical yet empowering coaching experience that meets clients where they are and takes them to where they want to be.
About our host
Our host, Chris Hudson, is an Intrapreneuship Coach, Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation coaching and consultancy Company Road.
Company Road was founded by Chris Hudson, who saw over-niching and specialisation within corporates as a significant barrier to change.
Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world’s most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with University of Melbourne in Innovation, and Academy Xi in CX, Product Management, Design Thinking and Service Design and mentors many business leaders internationally.
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