Shadows of Leadership:The Lived Experiences of Oppressed Followers of Toxic Leaders

Steven Walker, Daryl Watkins

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Abstract

Toxic leadership has been shown to have devastating effects on employee performance and also detrimental impacts on employee psychological and emotional health (Einarsen et al., 2010; Kelloway & Barling, 2010; Mackie, 2008; Tepper, 2007). This qualitative research study investigates the experiences of toxic leadership in organizations reported by 175followers. Follower experiences were analyzed through NVivo. Various themes of toxic leadership emerged, and a model of toxic leadership was created. This paperwill discuss the findings of this study.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalJournal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics
Volume17
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 29 2020

Keywords

  • toxic leadership model
  • destructive leadership

Disciplines

  • Educational Leadership

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