[alukima]

There are so many little things you can do to make everyone feel welcome and comfortable, a lot of companies do these things for women and minorities but everyone benefits.

-regular checkins -coaches/mentors -make sure that everyone participates in meetings/dev huddles. Often toxic environments stem from just a few individuals who are louder than everyone else. No one else is ever heard and doesn't feel like part of the team. -make sure people feel empowered to do their job and more. get rid of micromanagers. -management should be open to feedback and act on it.

Feedback is the key ingredient. Make sure employees have a channel to voice their opinions and that it is acted on.

[dguaraglia]

You know what the funny thing is? Those are characteristics of great management, independently of who is being managed. Some companies do it right and foster the right culture, some don't. I've myself been lucky, but I know enough people to realize there's plenty of bad management in the Silicon Valley.