Readers will benefit from Gangel's leadership experience and expertise. He has been a pastor, a college dean twice , and a college president.
Gangel currently edits The Seal, a review of leadership literature. Practical and personal, Surviving Toxic Leaders abounds with stories of real people and their situations. Everyone who has ever had trouble at work will benefit from Surviving Toxic Leaders. In this book, I share gori details along with a systemic research-based perspective on toxic leadership, recognizing that the problem of a toxic workplace is never encapsulated in the leader alone. I argue throughout the book, that it is crucial and urgent that we not only learn about toxic leadership, but act to end it.
Toxic leaders and those who enable them must be held accountable, and victims must be given the tools to become survivors. As you read this book, I hope you will find a connection between your own experiences and those that I and my research participants struggled with and ultimately survived.
If you are reading this as a person who is currently experiencing toxicity in the workplace, or as someone who has recently escaped a toxic leader, I hope that the stories in this book will be affirming and comforting. You are not alone. If you are reading this as a person who is sympathetic to the problems of workplace toxicity and has the power to instigate change, either in your workplace or with a friend or family member who is victim to a toxic leader, these stories may be a useful reference.
Everyone who has ever had "trouble at work" will benefit from Surviving Toxic Leaders. Here leadership scholar Jean Lipman-Blumen explains what makes the followers tick, exploring why people will tolerate--and remain loyal to--leaders who are destructive to their organizations, their employees, or their nations. This book focuses on how to identify a toxic leader in an academic library setting, how to address toxic leadership, and how to work toward eradicating it from the organization.
In addition, it discusses which steps can be used to prevent libraries from hiring toxic leaders. Presents original research based on a two-phase study about toxic leadership in academic libraries Demonstrates how to identify toxic leadership in libraries Shows how toxic leadership can manifest itself, providing the reader with steps to eradicate it. It examines the multiple roles followers play and their often complex relationship to leaders.
Drawing from various disciplines? The Art of Followership explores the practice and research that promote positive followership and reveals the part that followers play in setting the standards and formulating the culture and policies of the group. The contributors include new models of followership and explore fresh perspectives on the contributions that followers make to groups, organizations, societies, and leaders.
The book also explores the most current research on followership and includes insights and perspectives on the future of leader-follower relationships. Formational Leadership Author : Marcus K. Toxic leadership behaviors of narcissistic and obsessive-compulsive leaders will be emphasized.
To counteract toxic Christian leadership, this book proposes a leadership development model, called formational leadership, which is based mostly on Wesleyan spirituality, but also includes monastic and Pentecostal spiritualities.
Formational leadership is an eclectic leadership development model that includes components of transformational, authentic, and primal leadership approaches. Formational leadership emphasizes the spiritual, emotional, and ethical development processes in the leader and includes an analysis of orthokardia, orthodynamis, and orthopraxis. These components have a circular relationship with one another. These leaders have poor interpersonal skills and are primarily moved by self-interest.
For example a Soldier with the opportunity to take advantage of the situation to advanced his military career may turn into a toxic leader as in the case of COL Zachar and SSG Chatman, previously presented in this paper. Other examples of this are evident on the actions of Hitler, Bin Laden, and Ebber. Characteristics of a Toxic Leader The characteristics of toxic leaders vary depending on the particular situation, however, the following are some of the most noticed common identifiers of a toxic leader wordpress.
In the Army the actions of toxic leaders may lead to mutiny and even death in the worst cases. In lesser cases this practice has a devastating demoralizing effect eroding trust, reducing forces effectiveness, capabilities, commitment and retention, and disrupting effective communication Steele, In the corporate world as well as the military and government sectors this humiliating, and belittling destroys creativity and collaboration.
Public embarrassment and harassment leads to mental, emotional and behavioral issues with subordinates. Issues of depression, fear, sabotage, absenteeism and inadequacy are also often experienced by subordinate. These negatively affect productivity and the healthy development of the organization. The change is not an easy one but it is possible in some cases for these leaders to adjust their behavior.
Upper management needs to get involved and provide positive mentorship and monitoring. The process will take real commitment from the leaders, the subordinates and superiors. Proactive counseling and effective communication is also required Reed, G, Accomplishing such transformation will prove beneficial to subordinates, peers and seniors alike as well as the transformed leader.
This will translate in success for the organization as an entity, and the accomplishment of the mission. It also will improve safety, productivity and stability ratings for the organization.
Toxic Leadership 12 References Armt Times, Staff sgt. Army wants to rid top ranks of toxic leaders. International Journal of Leadership Studies, Vol. The Allure of Toxic Leaders. Detoxing Corporate America. The contributors include new models of followership and explore fresh perspectives on the contributions that followers make to groups, organizations, societies, and leaders. The book also explores the most current research on followership and includes insights and perspectives on the future of leader-follower relationships.
This unique book explores the challenges and opportunities for psychologists entering leadership and management roles, whether in NGOs, commercial, health, or other organizations. It examines the motivations and advantages of psychologists in management, their potential limitations and ways to overcome them, and also provides practical career advice.
The main points are vividly illustrated by exemplary profiles of real-life psychologist careers and brief vignettes. The literature of ideas. When author Pamela Sargent used those words to describe science fiction in , the genre had exploded into the literary mainstream. As a literature of ideas, science fiction has proven to be a powerful metaphor for the world around us, offering a rich tapestry of imagination through which to explore how we lead, how we think, and how we interact.
To Boldly Go assembles more than thirty writers from around the world—experts in leadership and strategy, senior policy advisors and analysts, professional educators and innovators, experienced storytellers, and ground-level military leaders—to help us better understand ourselves through the lens of science fiction Each chapter of To Boldly Go draws out the lessons that we can learn from science fiction, drawing on classic examples of the genre in ways that are equally relatable and entertaining.
A chapter on the burdens of leadership by Ghost Fleet author August Cole launches readers into the cosmos with Captain Avatar aboard the space battleship Yamato.
In another chapter, the climactic Battle of the Mutara Nebula from The Wrath of Khan weighs the advantages of experience over intelligence in the pursuit of strategy. What does inter-species conflict in science fiction tell us about our perspectives on social Darwinism? Whether using Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to explore the nuances of maritime strategy or The Expanse to better understand the threat posed by depleted natural resources, To Boldly Go provides thoughtful essays on relevant subjects that will appeal to business leaders, military professionals, and fans of science fiction alike.
Wright, Jr. Walter C. Wright develops a biblical management model that fosters an environment of active participation in an organization's mission. Foreword by Richard J. Mouw and Eugene H.
While there are hundreds of books on leadership, no other book links epidemiological concepts to leadership. Epidemiologists look for treatments by matching the determinants to the disease.
As such, this book not only identifies leadership determinants, but also matches research-based antidotes to them at the end of each chapter. The book includes over references on leadership, psychology, epidemiology, management, systems theory, and others, as well as over 60 case studies analyzed to illustrate points about leadership and determinants.
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