Toxic leadership is a style of leadership where a person who is in a position of authority/responsibility over a group of people and an organization abuses their subordinates and the organization. Their actions are …show more content…
In our Student Handout 2, there exists two more components to allow toxic leadership to grow. Both the Environment and subordinates that are susceptible to harmful thinking. Toxic Leadership is like a plant, plants need an environment conducive to their growth like water, rich soil, and sunlight. Toxic Leaders need almost the same thing, subordinates that are unwilling to speak up and conform to the toxic style. A command climate that accepts or looks the other way when toxic actions are being conducted. Leaders fail to familiarize/get to know their subordinate leaders under their command, it’s not the commander’s fault but leaders fail to set aside time to build esprit de corps with the man; like pt with the