Overcoming Bad Leadership in Organizations is the newest release in the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Professional Practice Book Series. The series is designed to help solve today’s most pressing talent management issues by using evidence-based practice from the field of industrial and organizational psychology.
In the chapter, The Dark Side and Leader Derailment, CCL researcher Jean Leslie provides an historical overview of leader derailment from the 1960s to today and presents the role of dark-side personality traits in explaining derailed leaders’ behaviors. The processes of derailment, comparisons of successful leaders to derailed leaders, and the costs of derailment on leaders, coworkers, and organizations are discussed to understand the full array of factors that can lead to derailment.
About SIOP
SIOP is the premier professional association for the science and practice of I-O psychology. While an independent organization with its own governance, SIOP also represents Division 14 of the American Psychological Association and is an organizational affiliate of the Association for Psychological Science. Learn more about SIOP.
At the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)®, we believe the most powerful force in any organization is its people. We partner with organizations worldwide to build leaders and the leadership ecosystems around them, applying our nearly 60 years of experience and research to convert leadership potential into a measurable performance advantage. CCL designs and delivers custom leadership solutions, open-enrollment programs, leadership coaching services, assessments, and enterprise leadership development subscriptions for clients across North America, Europe, India, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
At the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)®, we believe the most powerful force in any organization is its people. We partner with organizations worldwide to build leaders and the leadership ecosystems around them, applying our nearly 60 years of experience and research to convert leadership potential into a measurable performance advantage. CCL designs and delivers custom leadership solutions, open-enrollment programs, leadership coaching services, assessments, and enterprise leadership development subscriptions for clients across North America, Europe, India, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
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