It goes without saying that today’s top business teams are facing increasing and immense pressures -demanding stakeholder expectations, complex decision-making and a need to balance competing burdens can result in some executives exhibiting negative behaviors.
There is a misplaced perception that many leaders naturally possesses ‘dark triad’ traits in the form of narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy, all commonly associated characteristics of toxic leadership that can also be interpreted as the result of living through protracted stress-induced circumstances.
How such leaders are ultimately viewed and labelled can go on to significantly impact workplace dynamics and morale.
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