Toxic leader

Toxic versus Healthy Organizations Fortunately, my first high school teaching experience was at my alma mater. When I was hired, a toxic leader was on the way out, and a veteran AP grudgingly assumed power. She was just what the school needed. She embodied professionalism. I had the opportunity to work for someone with realistic expectations which were effectively communicated and modeled. Afterwards, I taught at five toxic schools, back-to-back. The people in the highest positions had the…

Toxic Leadership Even though I believe that the Army produces many proven leaders, we still have a problem with toxic leadership. Toxic leaders affect all organizations throughout the civilian sector and the military is no exception (Daniel Zwerdling 2014). In this paper I will discuss my experiences with a toxic leader and how it affected our organization. Our story is just one instance illustrating why I believe that toxic leadership is one of the most prominent issues affecting the military…

The impact of toxic leadership on an organization is greater than anyone can possibly quantify with numbers. Over the past 26 years of military service, I have witnessed and seen more than my fair share of toxic leadership that have forced soldiers with potential out. There were times when I was able to impact this style of lazy leadership as I call it. However, most times due to rank being involved there was only minimal I could do. The worst case of toxic leadership I was aware of from afar…

hardships. Toxic leadership, along with a lot of bad luck, made their experience that much worse. The occurrence which had the most traumatic, skin crawling effect was the rape…

of communication in a workplace is typified by a supervisor giving instructions or tasks to subordinates, the ability of an employee to listen would appear natural. Unfortunately, many of the same problems associated with listening that challenge leaders can impact workers as well. Keyser (2013) notes research that in general, people only remember 20 to 50 percent of what they hear, and within 48 hours only 25 percent of that is retained. Since that research applied to all people, it stands…

with a positive work environment. Negativity breeds more negativity. I will concentrate on building and fostering a positive workplace. This will create a trickle-down effect to lower level leaders and to all employees. All leaders and employees deserve outstanding leadership; it is our mission as leaders to provide this level of leadership. I will always strive to improve my processes and adapt to overcome any mission that I receive. I will ensure my…

Our senior leader, who is the person my supervisor reports has concerns that she will have to respond to questions from her management as to why Tom has not grasped his job responsibilities. Our senior leader and my supervisor were both in on the interview process. Our senior leader is not a good leader and that shows in her ability to coach our supervisor who in turn needs to coach Tom on time management, job expectations, and determining if he needs more training. Toxic behaviors they are…

Step 2 1. Author’s Current View In the research article, “Intolerable cruelty: A multilevel examination of the impact of toxic leadership on the U.S. military units and service members,” the results of toxic leadership bring attention to the effect of certain leaders on unit civility, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment (Gallus, Walsh, Van Driel, Gouge, & Antolic, 2013, p. 17). In Charlie Battery that applies to the impact of the First Sergeant and Commander of the organization.…

I believe that the 4th ABCT climate is toxic and only getting worse. There are many instances where leaders did not work as a team. There were times where leaders used coercion, intimidation, and other unscrupulous tactics to garner compliance from Soldiers. Leaders feel as if independent thinking is discouraged. I also uncovered other tactics like hazing that break down the moral, and welfare of the Soldiers. After completing my assessment of the 4th ABCT I have discovered that significant…

and manage the resources, such as employees, operations, and finances. [1] According to Hogan & Kaiser (2005, p171), leadership is usually defined in terms of the leader who are in charge of organizations and their teams with the needed skills to successfully negotiate the status hierarchy of a large bureaucratic organization. The leader who embedded its leadership on his team is the most valuable asset of the company. Innovation and learning are the most crucial aspects for achieving…