Leadership Style + Toxic Leadership

2 Books in 1

By: Louis Bevoc

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 1 hr and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

ATTENTION STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on leadership, then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. Leadership Style Leaders play a critical role in organizations. Their decisions affect every aspect of the workplace, and those decisions are influenced by the way they manage people and processes. In other words, their decisions are influenced by their leadership style. This eBook focuses on leadership style in organizations. Specifically, it examines the present and future of the following types of styles: • Authoritarian • Democratic • Laissez-faire • Paternalistic • Transactional • Transformational If you are interested in learning about leadership style through simple explanation and related workplace examples, then this eBook is for you. Toxic Leadership Toxic leaders care about themselves far more than they do about the organizations they oversee. They value control above everything else, and they use their power to maintain that control. They are not concerned about the damage they inflict on employees or workplaces as long as they personally benefit from the fallout. This eBook examines important aspects of toxic leadership including: • Characteristics – Traits that make up these leaders including being autocratic, unlikable, untrustable, arrogant, competitive, micromanagers, bullies, inflexible, insecure, narcissistic, discriminatory, and condescending. • Tools – Instruments these leaders have available to control workforces including power, games, discipline, status, and structure. • Effects – Negative impact these leaders have on workplaces including trust, turnover, commitment, motivation, fear, and stress. • Survival - Methods available for tolerating toxic leadership including control, patience, and collaboration. If you are interested in learning about toxic leadership in organizations though simple explanation and supporting examples, then this eBook is for you.