All Management Learning Resources

  • All Management Learning Resources
Drawing on recent research and science we examine the dark side of leadership.

The dark side of leadership: How bad leaders can destroy organizations and undermine their followers

Leadership in organizations can often be dark and destructive. Utilizing a so-called trait approach is particularly helpful in understanding destructive leaders. Such leaders share common personality traits, notably including narcissism, hubris and Machiavellianism.
Evidence-based Leadership, Leadership, Personality, Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Trait based leadership, Dark traits
Leadership failure is preventable with the right approach in leadership selection and development

Leadership derailment and incompetence: How to avoid leadership failure

When individuals engage in destructive leadership behaviors, this can lead to mistakes within the organization and, ultimately, the leader derails. This dossier describes leadership incompetence and derailment and focuses on the root causes of why leadership fails through an examination of traits and behaviors that describe leadership incompetence and derailment.
Leadership effectiveness, Evidence-based Leadership, Dark traits
Toxic leadership can disrupt effective performance management systems when not addressed properly

How Toxic Leadership can Undermine and Destroy Effective Performance Management Systems

Most of the research on leader effectiveness has focused on the positive side of leader behavior. However, there is evidence that toxic leaders can seriously undermine organizational life through creating a climate of intolerance and incivility. This CQ Dossier describes toxic leadership and how this negative form of leadership can disrupt effective performance management.
Performance management, Dark traits, Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Toxic leadership, Performance appraisal, Employee selection