Destructive Leaders and Dysfunctional Organizations

Alan Goldman is Professor of Management at Arizona State University. He has many years' experience as a management consultant and executive coach to a range of corporations in the USA and Japan.

• Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: leaders and organizations in search of treatment; 1. Hubris and narcissism: the dark underbelly of leadership; 2. The enigma of an unintentionally toxic leader: an emotionally turbulent and impulsive workplace; 3. The narcissistic leader: world renowned and quite arrogant; 4. Leader sabotage: the fish rots from the head down; 5. The obsessive compulsive leader: a manager's mandate for perfection or destruction; 6. The borderline leader: when brilliance and psychopathology coexist in a leader; 7. Trouble at the top: high toxicity implications of a leader with anti-social personality disorder; 8. Histrionic leadership: the allure of the toxic leader in a volatile industry; 9. The outer limits of toxic behaviour: corporate trauma in the form of disturbed leadership; 10. Destructive leaders; References; Index.

'Destructive Leaders and Dysfunctional Organizations is unique in its approach, with examples of leadership we can all relate to. It is enlightening to understand abusive and uncivil leader behavior from a psychological perspective. This is a must-read for employees and managers alike. Thank you Dr Goldman for your multi-disciplinary insights.' Leanne Atwater, University of Houston