These signs defeat the purpose of calling someone a ‘leader.’ The evidence is overwhelming: bad leadership doesn’t just frustrate people It actively damages both individuals and organizations. The ...

A century of research on the psychology of leadership has discovered the behaviors that can differentiate good and bad leaders. Let’s start with the tell-tale signs of bad leadership, show how a ...

Understanding why leaders fall to the dark side requires a multidimensional perspective that considers individual psychology, workplace culture and systemic structures. Leadership is often idealized ...

There is leadership crisis in the world, veering on the negative, ignoring both the constitution and the law. When big powers blatantly ignore the rule of law, they set bad examples to small countries ...

In his book The Social Contract, Jean-Jacques Rousseau observed that 'despotism is a relationship of dependency between the ruler and the ruled, and is sustained by the people’s acceptance — or their ...

There are people within the leadership value chain that I call the “focal-point leaders”. Examples of focal point leaders include: The President, the Governors, the Chief Judge of the Federation, the ...

That’s why recognizing the clues is critical. Below are seven characteristics of bad leadership every employee — and leader — should watch for. 1. Hiding Behind Screens Instead of Facing People In ...