
The Dark Side of Leadership, the Paradoxical Ascension of Toxic Leaders
Recent abuses of authority in both military and civilian organisations have revived interest in what is described as “the dark side of leadership” - toxic leaders. Also described as destructive, dysfunctional and abusive, toxic leadership poses a serious threat to organisational health and the organisational costs of a toxic leader can be enormous. The paradox is that toxic leaders are repetitively promoted rather than uprooted. Recent research has found that toxic leaders de