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April 19, 2023 5:03 PM
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Col. Jonathan Chung's attorney declined to provide any specifics but said the investigation revolves around accusations of counterproductive leadership.
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February 7, 2023 9:15 AM
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Maj. Gen. Kenneth Kamper, an artillery officer, was suspended in the midst of an inspector general investigation into his conduct.
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February 2, 2023 12:54 PM
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February 2, 2023 12:51 PM
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The University of California, Berkeley, fired Teri McKeever, its women’s swimming coach, on Tuesday, the Southern California News Group reported. The university, which interviewed 147 people and reviewed 1,700 documents, found “by a preponderance of the evidence that Coach McKeever discriminated against certain student-athletes, in certain instances, on the basis of race, national origin and disability.” The coach also engaged in bullying, a report said. McKeever is the most successful and famous female coach in swimming history. Cal athletic director Jim Knowlton on Tuesday released an open letter to swimmers, saying in part, “I was disturbed by what I learned in the course of reading through the report’s 482 pages that substantiate far too many allegations of unacceptable behavior. I want to apologize, on behalf of Cal Athletics, to every student-athlete who was subject to this conduct in the past, and I want to thank everyone who had the courage to come forward and share their story with the investigators.” McKeever told the investigators that she was a victim of a double standard applied to women in jobs formerly held only by men. “I deny and unequivocally refute all conclusions that I abused or bullied any athlete and deny any suggestion I discriminated against any athlete on the basis of race, disability or sexual orientation,” McKeever’s statement said. “There were and should be consequences for violating team rules, not showing up for scheduled appointments, misusing resources, not giving an honest effort and behavior that was not congruent with their individual or our team goals.”
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January 2, 2023 11:06 AM
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Despite the $15 billion companies spend annually on managerial and leadership development, bad bosses are common in the American workforce. So why do employees end up working longer (two years, on average) for toxic bosses than nontoxic bosses? Quitting can be hard for a number of psychological reasons. But it’s not the only option for employees struggling with bad bosses. Before deciding to quit, employees should try a number of strategies to ameliorate their tough situations. Having direct conversations with their bosses, engaging with their support networks, making lifestyle changes outside of work, and exploring other opportunities within their current organizations are good places to start. It is, however, possible that quitting is the best option — and that’s okay. Doing so gracefully and strategically will help employees transition from bad situations to better ones.
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January 1, 2023 11:14 AM
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This is the second in a three-part series focusing on organisational toxicity.The first blog addressed ‘nine subtle signs that your organisation is becoming toxic’, whilst the third offering will…...
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December 8, 2022 2:55 PM
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Bullying in the workplace can take many forms and come from many directions, including “upward” — that is, bullying of managers by people who report to them. Upward bullying often starts with covert behaviors such as withholding information and subtle gaslighting.
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December 6, 2022 1:30 PM
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Uma Iyer examines the positive and negative aspects of leaders that often drive innovation by maximizing toxicity in workspaces...
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November 7, 2022 9:28 PM
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Learn the 8 most common toxic leadership traits and how to spot them, plus the 7 best ways to deal with a toxic leader in the workplace.
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November 6, 2022 11:51 AM
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Here are eight major drivers of toxic cultures that leaders and HR should keep an eye out for, and what can be done about them.
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November 6, 2022 11:44 AM
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An expert outlines the five things to look for.
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July 14, 2022 3:44 PM
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SAN DIEGO, Calif.- San Diego is suffering from the largest exodus of police officers from the city in over...
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July 7, 2022 9:53 PM
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As the Navy continues to deal with the fallout of several personnel crises, more attention is being focused on the leaders who deal directly with the junior sailors.
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February 7, 2023 9:17 AM
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Let’s be honest. Workplaces have been, are, and will always be ‘toxic’ to some degree. Whether it’s the playing out of top-level office politics or the annoying interplay of those amongst junior ranks, toxic behavior can shatter morale, hamper productivity and intensify conflicts in the workplace.
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February 2, 2023 12:56 PM
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In recent years, there has been growing interest in the “dark side” of leadership. Researchers have described toxic leadership as abusive, petty, bullying, tyrannical, unpredictable, narcissistic, and authoritarian. It has been said that toxic leaders “rise to their stations in life over the carcasses of those who work for them.”(1) The psychological impact of this type of destructive leadership is significant. From publicly belittling subordinates to taking credit for others’ work, the impact of toxic leadership is incredibly damaging to those on the receiving end. This is not surprising given the often volatile and cruel nature of the individuals who engage in this abhorrent behavior. The negative consequences of toxic leadership are far-reaching, both psychologically and organizationally. Subordinates have been found to have higher stress, lower self-esteem, and increased alcohol abuse.(2) Those who experience toxic leadership are also likely to have lower levels of job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Unfortunately, the impact of toxic leaders does not stop at the targeted individual. The “ripple effects” of toxic leadership has been found to extend to the subordinate’s personal relationships outside of work. This is often in the form of increased partner conflict and greater work-life conflict.(3) Perhaps more troubling, toxic leadership has been found to correlate with increased abuse toward peers and other team members at work.(4) According to social learning theory, individuals learn to model the behaviors of others through observation. Because of their status, leaders play an important role in this social learning process. The leader’s example then impacts subsequent workgroup behaviors. The “Trickle-Down Effect” In cases of toxic leadership, leaders who mistreat others set the example for the rest of the team that such behaviors are acceptable and appropriate in the workplace. Toxic leader behaviors then contribute to an overall climate of incivility and disrespect. The destructive behaviors “trickle down” to the rest of the team and become a catalyst for interpersonal deviance among the group members.(5) Instead of nurturing a positive climate of work engagement, research show that toxic leaders set a negative example and create a context in which employees are less civil to each other. In the past 10 years, there has been a significant decline in civility in the workplace, including the growth of bullying. Christine Porath, a Georgetown University business professor, wrote an article in The New York Times about the decline of civility in the workplace. She said, “A quarter of those I surveyed in l998 reported that they were treated rudely at work at least once week…That figure rose to just over half in 2011.” According to a 2010 survey conducted by the Workplace Bullying Institute, 35% of the American workforce (or 53.5 million people) has directly experienced bullying – or “repeated mistreatment by one or more employees that takes the form of verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, humiliation, or sabotage of work performance” – while an additional 15% said they have witnessed bullying at work. Approximately 72% of those bullies are bosses. When toxic leaders model negative behaviors, they create an atmosphere in which team members learn that disrespect and mistreatment are acceptable, tolerated, or even rewarded. With little or no other context for how to lead, junior leaders with less experience may model the behaviors of their toxic supervisor and perpetuate a culture of incivility. In such instances, toxic leaders create a cycle of disrespect that gives rise to a number of “bad apples” on the team. With a more comprehensive understanding of the damaging influence of toxic leadership, every effort should be made to reduce the likelihood of these destructive behaviors occurring in organizations. Measuring, monitoring, training, and coaching are effective strategies that can help to eliminate toxic leadership behaviors in the workplace. (1) Reed, G.E. (2004). Toxic Leadership. Military Review, July-August, 67-71, page 68. (2) Lian, H., Ferris, L.D., & Brown, D.J. (2012). Does taking the good with the bad make things worse? How abusive supervision and leader-member exchange interact to impact need satisfaction and organizational deviance. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 117, 41-52. (3) Carlson, D.S., Ferguson, M., Perrewe, P.L., & Whitten, D. (2011). The fallout from abusive supervision: An examination of subordinates and their partners. Personnel Psychology, 64, 937-961. (4) Mawritz, M.B., Mayer, D.M., Hoobler, J.M., Wayne, S.J., & Marinova, S.V. (2012). A trickle-down model of abusive supervision. Personnel Psychology, 65, 325-357. (5) Gallus, J.A., Walsh, B.M., van Driel, M., Gouge, M.C., & Antolic, E. (2013). Intolerable cruelty: A multilevel examination of the impact of toxic leadership on U.S. military units and service members. Military Psychology, 25, 588-601. Leadership DevelopmentLeadership SkillsLeadership TrainingToxic Leadership
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February 2, 2023 12:52 PM
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It isn't just nasty people who turn out to be toxic leaders...
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January 14, 2023 9:25 AM
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A leadership intervention is in order at Colorado’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to address dysfunction among its top brass, a third-party review found. More than on…
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January 1, 2023 11:18 AM
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Company cultures—good and bad—trickle from the top down. Here are four behaviors that signal leaders may be creating a toxic environment for employees.
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December 6, 2022 1:26 PM
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Allegations of toxic or counterproductive leadership are problematic, someone may make an allegation because of how they FEEL not because of what actually happened.
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December 8, 2022 2:54 PM
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A new report from the House Oversight and Reform committee accused Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder of obstructing their investigation into a “toxic” workplace that witnesses said the embattled owner “permitted and participated in.” In their 79-page report released Thursday, the Democrats on the committee said the 58-year-old NFL owners gave “misleading” responses during his…
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November 10, 2022 5:38 PM
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Colorado agreed to a $50,000 settlement with former Parks and Wildlife director Dan Prenzlow for "emotional distress" and other issues in the wake of an outside investigation that found he facilitated an unhealthy work environment.
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November 7, 2022 9:24 PM
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July 25, 2022 9:23 PM
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During his five years at the helm of Colorado’s responses to a host of natural and public health disasters, Mike Willis has displayed a pattern of aggressive behavior and inappropriate conduct, acc…
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July 14, 2022 3:41 PM
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Leadership behaviours often contributes to high turnover and toxic cultures that take years to turn around.
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It doesn't take a felony to be relieved of command, it only takes a leadership style that damages the unit. Good leaders add value, and if the do not, there's another out there who will be happy for the opportunity.