A toxic leader is a person who has responsibility over a group of people or an organization, and who abuses the leader–follower relationship by leaving the group or organization in a worse condition than when they first found them.Conversation Africa (December 6, 2017) "How Toxic Leaders Destroy People as Well as Organisations" HuffPost The phrase was coined by Marcia Lynn Whicker  in 1996 and is linked with a number of dysfunctional leadership styles. Their leadership style is both self-destructive and ultimately corporately harmful  as they subvert and destroy organizational structures. In his journal article, "Petty Tyranny in Organizations" , Blake Ashforth discussed potentially destructive sides of leadership and identified what he referred to as petty tyrants , i.e. leaders who exercise a tyrannical style of management, resulting in a climate of fear in the workplace.Ashforth, Blake (1994) "Petty Tyranny in Organizations" Human Relations v.47, n.7,, pp.755 -778
A toxic leader is a person who has responsibility for a group of people or an organization, and who abuses the leader–follower relationship by leaving the group or organization in a worse condition than when they first found them.Conversation Africa (December 6, 2017) "How Toxic Leaders Destroy People as Well as Organisations" HuffPost The phrase dates back at least to 1972. Marcia Lynn Whicker popularized the label "toxic leader" in 1996 ; it has become linked with a number of dysfunctional leadership styles. The leadership style of toxic leaders is both personally self-destructive and ultimately corporately harmful - as they subvert and destroy organizational structures. In his 1994 journal article "Petty Tyranny in Organizations" Blake Ashforth discussed potentially destructive sides of leadership and identified what he referred to as "petty tyrants" , i.e. leaders who exercise a tyrannical style of management, resulting in a climate of fear in the workplace.Ashforth, Blake (1994) "Petty Tyranny in Organizations" Human Relations v.47, n.7,, pp.755 -778.
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