The Importance Of Toxic Leadership

Retired U.S. Army, Colonel George E. Reed’s article about toxic leadership was a good read and it was helpful in reinforcing my base knowledge about toxic leadership. From a civilians perspective of looking from outside into the organization, it looks like dealing with an unpleasant supervisor that you easily get of your back by talking to your manager. But address toxic leadership within the army is a different situation altogether. Second level up leadership (captains, majors, and up) could come off as intimidating to junior subordinates be perceived as to busy to deal with their lower level issues. The army is also a profession that is capable of exacting violence on our nation’s enemies. It present this image of a tough and rugged organization, soldiers would feel ashamed and embarrassed by presenting an image other than that. Who can the army solve such a potentially hazardous problem that degrades solider moral and appose Army ethics?
Toxic leadership is a style of leadership where a person who is in a position of authority/responsibility over a group of people and an organization abuses their subordinates and the organization. Their actions are …show more content…
In our Student Handout 2, there exists two more components to allow toxic leadership to grow. Both the Environment and subordinates that are susceptible to harmful thinking. Toxic Leadership is like a plant, plants need an environment conducive to their growth like water, rich soil, and sunlight. Toxic Leaders need almost the same thing, subordinates that are unwilling to speak up and conform to the toxic style. A command climate that accepts or looks the other way when toxic actions are being conducted. Leaders fail to familiarize/get to know their subordinate leaders under their command, it’s not the commander’s fault but leaders fail to set aside time to build esprit de corps with the man; like pt with the