Question

What characteristics result in toxic leadership? What are possible repercussions of toxic leadership? Provide a personal experience (do not disclose specific names) or public example of toxic leadership.

Answer 1

The characteristics of toxic leadership are:

1.Autocratic:The toxic leaders do not hear to the any opnions of the others.They expect others to be always quiet and should obey their direction.He always describe himself as the superior king and employees are minons.

2.Incompetent: The toxic leaders think that they are best but they are incompetent to take minor decisions or perform single task.

3.Discriminatory:The toxic leaders are often discriminatory.The show sexual,racial and age discrimination.

4.Lack of confidence: Toxic leaders appears confident outside but they lack real confidence inside and due to this they do not even trust the team members.

5.Irritable: Toxic leaders are highly irritatable.

6.Arrogant: Toxic leaders are always arrogant.They expect the other people to obey and follow their words.

Other characters are negative emotional moods and mood swings,anger,despair

The results of the toxic leadership are there is no team chemistry and there is no communication between the team members and the organization is kept in danger.

Example

One toxic leader is one of the worst criminal that the corporate world has ever seen. He was promoted as the president a position in which he recorded great success.He made his country one of the largest marketers of gas and electricity by the aggressive investment process .it eventually lead to toxic leadership.He is aggressive in his behavior.He made politics dominant.He ruled with dictatorship.