Index

When Leadership Fails: Individual, Group and Organizational Lessons from the Worst Workplace Experiences

ISBN: 978-1-80043-767-8, eISBN: 978-1-80043-766-1

Publication date: 27 April 2021

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(2021), "Index", Morris, L.R. and Edmonds, W.M. (Ed.) When Leadership Fails: Individual, Group and Organizational Lessons from the Worst Workplace Experiences, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 193-197. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-766-120211018

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INDEX

Accountability
, 122, 129, 135, 163

individual
, 163

manager
, 77

Actions
, 162

Adaptive selling behavior
, 82, 84, 86

“Alpha-male wins all” culture
, 169

Ambition
, 94–95, 170

Appreciative inquiry
, 25–26

Arrogance
, 2, 19, 133, 172, 174–175

level of
, 170

organizational
, 174

Authentic and unique expression
, 34

Authentic leadership
, 65, 81, 176

Authoritarian leadership
, 94, 186–187

servant leadership to
, 183–185

Authoritative leadership
, 50, 55

Authoritative micro-management
, 50, 52

Autocratic leadership (see also Crisis leadership)

adaptive selling behavior
, 86

group level
, 88

individual level
, 87

leadership failure factor
, 82–85

leadership lesson
, 88

organization level
, 88

SOCO
, 85–86

unethical selling
, 86–87

Availability
, 5–6

“Before and After” theme
, 7–9

Board of Directors
, 56, 114–115, 118, 128–130, 132–135, 181–182, 185

C.A.R.E paradigm
, 30

Causal attribution
, 72, 74, 77

Certified public accountant (CPA)
, 182

Change management
, 148–149

Charismatic leadership
, 132–133

Chiefs of party
, 101

Collapse
, 169, 171–172

Combative corporate culture
, 169–170

Communication breakdowns
, 32–33

Conducive environment
, 121–122

Conflict escalation
, 162–163

Conflict styles of executive team
, 163

Confrontation
, 161

Contracting officer representative
, 92–101

Corporate lifecycle
, 175

Courage
, 22, 24, 101, 163, 176

Crises
, 59

aftermath
, 62–63

contextual background
, 60

incidents
, 60–62

leadership lessons
, 63–67

Crisis leadership

assessment
, 65

evaluation
, 66

failures in
, 59

and management
, 60

Cultivation
, 35

Customer orientation
, 83, 85–89

Customer-oriented behavior
, 82, 84–85

Debates and Polemics
, 162

Decisions
, 13, 54–56, 59, 63–65, 148–149, 151, 170–171

evidence-based
, 93

strategic
, 140

Define, discover, dream, design, and deliver (five D’s)
, 26

Destructive leader(ship)
, 114, 119–120

Development Director
, 129–131

Disillusionment
, 170–171

Diversity taskforce
, 36

Dysfunctional leadership
, 50

Effective leadership
, 21, 24, 55, 91–92, 148, 164, 187

Emotional intelligence (EI)
, 18–20, 92, 97, 173

Emotional task
, 99

Empathy
, 19, 97, 114, 173, 186

Employee engagement
, 1, 4–6, 14, 141

Employees
, 5–6, 9, 11–13, 75–76, 113–115, 118, 120, 122, 124

Engagement
, 4–6

community
, 180

employee
, 1, 4–6, 14, 141

personal engagement opportunities
, 34

Entrepreneurial founders
, 172, 175

Erosion of psychological safety
, 105–106

Ethical leadership
, 47, 64, 72

employees
, 75–76

groups and teams
, 77

managers
, 76–77

organizations
, 77–78

performance appraisal
, 75–78

Ethical responsibility
, 53

Executive Director
, 50–53, 55–56, 62, 128–129, 132, 179–180, 183

Faith component
, 118–122

Faith-based nonprofit
, 114, 120, 124

First impression
, 72, 75, 77, 133, 154

Followers
, 4–5, 9, 13–14, 20, 24, 46–47, 54–55, 65–66, 110, 116, 119, 164, 186

Followership
, 1, 47

Founder
, 20, 134, 136, 175, 180, 186

authority
, 136

succession
, 170–171

Founder’s syndrome
, 128

lessons
, 132–135

organization
, 128–129

organizational growth
, 129–132

Fragmentation of The Enemy
, 163

Freshness
, 74

Funding for professional leadership growth opportunities
, 36

Fundraising model
, 131

Future-proofing
, 140, 143

Governance Committee
, 115

Group lessons
, 123–124, 163

Groups
, 77, 109, 186

Growth
, 170

Habitat for Humanity International
, 128–129

Habits of unsuccessful leaders
, 172–176

Hardening
, 162

Head of Products
, 161–163

Humane management
, 144

Images and Coalitions
, 162

Individual lessons
, 124, 161–163

Initiation
, 35

Intellectual growth, provide opportunities for
, 33–34

Intergroup dynamics
, 5

Interpersonal relationships
, 5

Intrinsic motivation
, 142, 144

Knowledge of self
, 20–21

Laissez-faire approach
, 180

Leader Member Exchange theory (LMX)
, 24, 65–66

Leader(s)
, 13, 20, 123, 186, 188

deconstructing with theory
, 19–26

efforts
, 5

invest in building organizational coalitions
, 25–26

invest in others and understand systems
, 21–25

invest in self knowledge
, 18

manipulation
, 45–46

Leadership
, 4, 148

authoritative leadership
, 55

challenge and failure
, 94–96

combining transformational and situational leadership styles
, 54–55

ethical responsibility
, 53

failure factor
, 82–85

failures in
, 160–161

lessons
, 13, 108–110, 172–176, 185–188

micro-management
, 55–56

organizational culture
, 54

personal lesson in
, 52

shadows
, 92, 97

Leading by example
, 164

Leading oneself
, 92

deconstruction of experience and leadership lessons
, 96–101

group level
, 98–99

individual level
, 96–98

key individuals
, 94

leadership challenge and failure
, 94–96

organization level
, 99–101

Learning organization
, 144

Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col)
, 104–110

Limited Destructive Blows
, 162

Loss of Face
, 162

Management
, 5–6

micro-management
, 55

performance appraisal
, 75

professional
, 175

relationship
, 19

self-management
, 19

Managers
, 4–5, 13, 42, 72, 76–78, 85, 87, 172

department
, 52

micro-managers
, 55

mid-level
, 50–51

Manipulative mentors
, 33

Marketing
, 161–163

corporate
, 44

manager
, 32

quarterly marketing campaigns
, 42

strategy
, 82

McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y
, 143–144

Meaningful tasks
, 5

Medium College USA
, 73

Mentoring
, 30, 33, 35

Amanda Ticker story
, 31–32

communication breakdowns
, 32–33

Imonee Brinkley story
, 30–31

recommendations for groups
, 35–36

recommendations for organizations
, 33–35

Micro-management
, 51, 55–56

Millennials
, 30, 33–36

Mistakes, performance appraisal
, 72–75

Motivation
, 5, 10, 47, 54, 56, 82, 97

intrinsic over extrinsic
, 141

lack of
, 155

of team members
, 186

Multi-dimensional wellness
, 20

Multi-tier feedback from company leaders
, 36

Narcissism
, 2, 4, 114, 119, 124

Narcissist leader (NL)
, 114

analysis of toxic triangle and faith component
, 118–122

lessons learning
, 122–124

recruitment issues
, 114–115

trajectory of Devon’s governance
, 115–118

Narcissists
, 114, 119, 122–124

Next generation leaders
, 36

Nightmare theme
, 9–11

Non-profit organizations
, 53–54

Nonprofit Boards of directors
, 135

Nonprofit stakeholders
, 135, 187

Objectivism, lack of
, 73

Organizational arrogance
, 174

Organizational culture
, 54, 66–67, 87, 147–148, 152, 180

Organizational failure, unhealthy values and behaviors lead to
, 173–174

Organizational growth
, 75, 129–132

Organizational leaders
, 59, 64, 66–67, 111

Organizational lessons
, 122–123, 163–164

Organizational norms
, 5–6

Organizational politics
, 21, 23–24, 152

Organizational psychology
, 144

Organizational silence
, 114, 116, 122, 124

Organizations
, 1, 13, 77–78, 128–129

engaged
, 4

learning
, 144

needle
, 34

nonprofit
, 53–54, 134

recommendations for
, 33–35

Peer mentors
, 35

Pennsylvania State University (Penn State University)
, 60

Performance appraisal
, 71–72

ethical leadership
, 75–78

Medium College USA
, 73

mistakes
, 72–75

Small College USA
, 72

Personal engagement opportunities
, 34

Personal growth
, 33

Personal leadership lesson
, 26

Pharmaceutical industry
, 81–82, 84–85

Political action committee (PAC)
, 176

Pretender theme
, 11–12

Product managers (PMs)
, 41–42

Professional Development (PD)
, 35, 117, 153

Program manager
, 93–96, 98–100

Protégé
, 31–35

Psychological maturity
, 121

Psychological safety

aftermath
, 108

devastation
, 107–108

early months
, 104–106

erosion of
, 105–106

leadership lessons
, 108–110

Psychosocial process
, 151

Redefinition
, 35

Region-Wide Team (RWT)
, 116–117, 120–121

Relational aggression
, 21, 23–24

Relational leadership
, 21, 24–25

Religious organizations
, 114

Research & development group (R&D group)
, 140–141

inflection point
, 142–143

interpretation and implications
, 143–144

story
, 140–144

Resignation
, 52, 62, 118, 171–172

Risk-taking
, 171–175

Road-Trip
, 171–172

Runaround theme
, 12

Safety
, 5

experiencing
, 5

psychological
, 104–109

Salespersons
, 83, 85–88

Search Committee
, 115, 123, 150, 154

Self-awareness
, 13, 65, 97

lack of
, 19

leadership learning lessons
, 18

Self-betrayal
, 1, 92, 98

Self-esteem needs
, 121

Self-regulation
, 92, 97–98

Selling Orientation–Customer Orientation (SOCO)
, 85–86

Selling-oriented behavior
, 82, 83–84

Senior Student Affairs Officer (SSAO)
, 148–154

Separation
, 35

Servant leadership (see also Ethical leadership)
, 180

to authoritarian leadership
, 183–185

failures in leadership
, 160–161

group lessons
, 163

individual lessons
, 161–163

leadership lessons
, 185–188

Miriam
, 180–183

organizational lessons
, 163–164

story
, 157–160

Shared leadership
, 148, 187

Situational leadership styles
, 54–55

Small College USA
, 72

Social skills
, 97

Stakeholders
, 26, 36, 129, 135

external and internal
, 25–26

nonprofit
, 135, 187

Strategies of Threats
, 162

Succession
, 134, 170, 173, 175

Supervision
, 114, 148, 151

Supervisors
, 1, 75–76, 151–152

Susceptible followers
, 120–121

Systems
, 13, 23, 175

Team leadership
, 147, 149

experiences
, 152–153

individuals
, 151–152

organization
, 153–154

timeline
, 149–151

Teams
, 12, 21, 34, 75, 77, 181

“Theory X” of management
, 143–144

“Theory Y” of management
, 143–144

Together Into The Abyss
, 163

Toxic followership
, 47

big reveal
, 44

challenge
, 42–43

followers
, 46

leader manipulation
, 45–46

presentation day
, 43–44

truth
, 44–45

Toxic leaders
, 4–6, 13

Toxic leadership
, 4–5, 47, 105–107, 110

data analysis
, 7

leadership lessons
, 13

participant selection
, 6

results
, 7–12

subjectivities
, 6–7

themes
, 8

Toxic moments
, 13

Toxic triangle
, 114

analysis of
, 118–122

Transformational leadership styles
, 54–55

Transparency
, 86, 135

Trust
, 20, 23–24, 37, 45–46, 84, 87, 117, 148

Unethical selling behavior
, 82, 84, 86–87

United States (US)
, 92

agency
, 93, 100

projects
, 92

Voluntarism
, 131–132

Wellness
, 18–21

When Leadership Fails
, 1–2

Work-life balance
, 34–35

Workplace
, 46, 168–169

bullying
, 174–175

experiences
, 1