Index

Michael Jenkins (Expert Humans Pte Ltd, Singapore)

Toxic Humans

ISBN: 978-1-83753-977-2, eISBN: 978-1-83753-974-1

Publication date: 18 January 2024

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Jenkins, M. (2024), "Index", Toxic Humans, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 183-188. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-974-120241014

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Copyright © 2024 Michael Jenkins. Published under exclusive licence by Emerald Publishing Limited


INDEX

Absenteeism
, 46–47

Advocacy
, 22–23, 132, 144–145

Ainsworth, Mary
, 117–118

Alexithymia
, 69–70

Alignment
, 147

Altruism
, 1, 117–118, 170–171

Altruism, Compassion and Empathy (ACE)
, 170

American Psychiatric Association
, 29–30, 32, 119–120

Angel Street
, 37–38

Antidote actions
, 101, 154–156, 158, 160–161, 166, 171

Antisocial behaviour disorder (ASBD)
, 36–38, 68

Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)
, 31–33

Anxiety
, 63, 80, 98–99, 116, 155, 157

Apple
, 13

Ashley, Mike
, 19–21

Asia Pacific, global hospitality in
, 84–86

Assessment
, 28–29, 104

centres
, 111, 137

development
, 138–140

selection
, 138–140

Attachment theory
, 117–118

Australian Institute of Company Directors
, 155, 173

Bankruptcy
, 9, 15, 39–40

Barker, John
, 47

Baron-Cohen, Simon
, 65–66, 167–168

Behaviours
, 4–5, 8–9

destructive
, 8, 20–21, 105

dysfunctional
, 7–8, 11–12, 79

leadership
, 5

narcissistic
, 25

psychopathic
, 64–65, 81–82

toxic
, 63, 79, 86, 92–93

Berkman, Alexander
, 9–11

Best-Fit
, 147

The Black Box of Governance
, 172

Bloom, Paul
, 116

Boards
, 43, 45, 147, 169, 171–172

Chair
, 54–55

C-Suite interventions
, 105–106, 109

dysfunctional board directors
, 49–50, 54–55

individuals
, 153, 155–157

members
, 1–2, 44, 46–48, 53–54, 62, 86, 102, 104, 106–108, 131–132, 154, 173–174

Micromanager
, 52–53

Moaner
, 52

Monster
, 50–51

Mouse
, 51

Mouth
, 51–52

Muser
, 53

purposes
, 47–48

robust/effective and social systems
, 56

self-reflection
, 55–56

toxicity
, 45–47

trust, erosion of
, 48–49

Board Skills Matrix
, 172–173

Bob Hart’s Psychopath Test
, 138–139

Bowlby, John
, 117–118

Brand attraction
, 132, 136

Branson, Richard
, 127

Brennan, Niamh M.
, 59

British Members of Parliament
, 19–20

Bullying
, 3, 21, 26, 30–31, 37–38, 46–47, 63, 82–86, 102, 124, 126

Business schools
, 3–4, 122–123

Byrne, John A
, 12

Caretaker chairs
, 54–55

Carey, Dennis
, 48

Carnegie, Andrew
, 9–11

Carnegie Steel Company
, 9–11

Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE)
, 170

Chairs
, 54–55, 68, 84, 153–155, 172–173

Charan, Ram
, 48

Charisma disguises psychopaths
, 130–131

Charles Sull
, 97–98, 101–102

Chartered Institute of Personnel Directors (CIPD)
, 137–138

Cheerleaders
, 55

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
, 106–107, 142–143

Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
, 139–140

Childhood

bullying
, 124–126

business schools
, 122–123

entrepreneurs
, 125–126

environmental shaping
, 115–117

formative shaping
, 117–119

hurting animals
, 124–126

leaders
, 126–127

schools and boarding schools
, 121–122

secure base
, 117, 119, 121

teachers
, 123

Churchill, Winston
, 150–151

Clifton, Rita
, 132–133

Clinical psychopath
, 28

Coachability
, 153

Coca Cola
, 132–133

Colleague
, 71–72, 81, 143–144, 152, 158

Collegiality Conundrum
, 59–60

Collusion. See also Systemic toxic collusion (STC)
, 86–87, 89

Communication
, 60, 110–111

Compassion
, 1, 7, 45, 65, 73–74, 92–93, 110, 116–117, 151, 168–169, 174

Compensation Committee
, 40

Competent Boards
, 172–173

Conducive environments
, 129–130, 170–171

Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
, 139

Conformists
, 54–55

Contrast effect
, 138

Controllers
, 54

Cook, Jodie
, 126

Corporate Governance Committee
, 40

Corporate psychopaths
, 4, 25

The Creative Mind, The Innovator
, 14–15

Criminal psychopath
, 30–31, 36–37, 68

Critics
, 55

C-Suite interventions
, 86–87, 94, 105–106, 109

Cultural toxicity
, 85

Culture
, 1–3, 15–16, 20, 25, 27, 43, 63–64, 86, 92, 97–101, 103, 121, 131–132, 136, 150–151, 161

Deceit
, 33, 130–131

Decisiveness
, 12

Destructive leaders
, 129–130, 170–171

Discrimination
, 99–100

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
, 44, 92, 136

Dominant boardroom personalities
, 60

Donald Sull
, 97–98, 101–102

Dunlap, A. J.
, 11–13, 32–33

Dweck, Carol
, 12

Dysfunctional behaviour
, 7–8, 11–12, 153, 169

Dysfunctional board
, 49–50

directors
, 54–55

signs of
, 57–58

Edmondson, Amy
, 16

Educational Data Systems, Inc (EDSI)
, 134

Egocentricity
, 130–131

Elson, Charles
, 44

Emotional intelligence (EQ)
, 110–111, 138–139

Empathy
, 1, 116

cognitive
, 30–31, 69–70

compassion
, 22–23, 110, 116

corrupted empathy
, 50–51

emotional empathy
, 66, 68–69

evil
, 65

vulnerabilities
, 22

Empathy-free zones
, 46–47, 91

Empathy-toxicity spectrum
, 168

Level 0
, 67–68

Level 1
, 68

Level 2
, 68–69

Level 3
, 69–70

Level 4
, 70–71

Level 5
, 71–72

Level 6
, 73–74

reflections
, 66–74

Employee journey
, 131–132

Employee life cycle
, 132–133, 145–147, 168–169

Employee resignations
, 2–3

Employee value proposition (EVP)
, 136

Employer branding
, 134–136

Enron scandal
, 9

Entrepreneurs
, 125–126

Environmental shaping
, 66, 115, 117, 169

Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
, 45

Erikson, Thomas
, 36–37

Ethics
, 80, 86, 109–110, 127, 157, 174

Eurich, Tasha
, 152–153

European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)
, 4

Exit
, 2–3, 23, 88, 143–144

Exploitation
, 85

The Fearless Organization
, 14–15

Feminine
, 110

Financial Times Board Programmes
, 173

Fiorina, Carly
, 16–19

FIRO-B. See Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior (FIRO-B)

Formative shaping
, 117–119

Fragile masculinity
, 109–110

Freestone, Mark
, 28–31, 119–120

Frick, H. C.
, 9

Frith Collection
, 9–11

Fuld, Dick
, 40

Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior (FIRO-B)
, 112

Gaslighting
, 37–39, 46–47, 93

Gen Alpha
, 134

General Motors (GM)
, 13, 15

Genetic predisposition
, 65, 115, 169

Global Compassion Coalition
, 170

Global consulting company
, 79–81

Global engineering company
, 86–90

Global financial institution
, 90–93

Global financial services company
, 81–84

Global media organisation
, 93–95

Golding, William
, 25–26

Governance
, 40, 44, 54, 56, 61, 108, 172

Gutman, Ron
, 74

Haddad, Duke
, 57

Halo and horns effect
, 138

Hamilton, Patrick
, 37–38

Hare, Bob
, 28–29

Hare, Robert
, 28–31

Harvard Business Review
, 39

Harvard Business School
, 14–15

Harvard Medical School
, 12

Henley Business School
, 173–174

Hewlett-Packard (HP)
, 16–17

Hidden Gems
, 118–119

High Performance, High Trust individuals
, 37–38

High Performance, Low Trust individuals
, 37–38

High-scoring psychopath
, 30–31

Hitchcock, Alfred
, 37–38

Hitler, Adolf
, 7–8

Hogan’s approach
, 113

Hubris personified
, 50–51

Human beings
, 3–4, 9, 11, 34–35, 62, 68, 116, 144–145, 174

Human resource (HR)
, 30–31, 46–47, 92, 106, 131–132, 138

Human Resources community
, 30–31

Human toxicity
, 25

Humility
, 18

Individuals
, 3–4, 7–8, 11–12, 39, 45, 47–48, 61, 66, 68, 83, 94, 109–110, 121–122, 137

Boards
, 153, 155–157

hierarchical/holacratic and start-up structures
, 160–166

nature of toxicity
, 149–153

organisational culture
, 161, 166

psychometrics
, 111–112

senior teams
, 157–158, 160

toxic
, 86, 94

Innovation
, 14–15, 46–47, 52–53, 86–87

INSEAD
, 174

International boundaries
, 2

International educational institute
, 79

Interpersonal communication strategies
, 78

Jackson, Crystal
, 73

Jerks
, 23–24

Jobs, Steve
, 22–23

Johnston, Joni E.
, 124

Jørgensen, Helle Bank
, 172

Kafka, Franz
, 26–27

Kirby, James
, 116–117

Knight, Rebecca
, 72

Kouchaki, Maryam
, 109–110

Lay, Ken
, 9, 15–16

Leaders
, 1–2, 7–9, 16, 28, 31, 63–64, 70–71, 74–75, 83, 86, 110, 126–127, 129, 136, 152, 167–168, 170

Leadership
, 2–3, 5, 7, 12, 17–18, 30–31, 37–38, 47, 62, 70–71, 81–82, 84, 99–101, 131, 141–142, 157, 170

decisiveness
, 12

Leckman, James F.
, 29–30

Legal standpoint
, 93

Lehman Brothers
, 40

Lipman-Blumen, Jean
, 7–8, 11–12, 167

Local boundaries
, 2

Machiavellian personality
, 50–51, 89–90

Manipulativeness
, 30–31, 50–51, 55, 130–131

Mantravadi, Adarsh
, 154

Martin, Andre
, 29–30

Mauriac, François
, 26

#MeToo movement
, 93

Micromanager
, 52–53, 86

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
, 12

Mintzberg, Henry
, 123

Moaner
, 52

Monster
, 7–8, 50–51

Mouse
, 51

Mouth
, 51–52

Muser
, 53

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
, 111–112

Narcissism
, 7–8, 27–28, 34, 36, 50–51, 63–64, 131

bosses
, 80

tendencies
, 84

National boundaries
, 2

Nestle
, 133–134

Never Give Up attitude
, 90–91

Newman, Rob
, 155

Nitec
, 11

No Assholes Rule
, 39–40

No Jerk Rule
, 39–40

Nokia
, 14–15

Non-Executive Directors (NEDs)
, 59

NonProfit Pro
, 57

Non-toxic leadership behaviour
, 14–15, 18

Nudgeables
, 153

Obnoxious behaviour
, 77–78

Oliver Twist
, 25–26

Onboarding
, 140–141

O’Neal, Stan
, 13

On-going tune-up
, 47–48

Opportunities
, 2, 14–15, 25–26, 53–54, 70–71, 90, 121, 141–142, 153

Optimization
, 47–48, 113, 119

Organisational culture
, 19–20, 43, 86, 97, 135–136, 150–151, 161, 166, 171

Organisational development (OD)
, 150

Organisations
, 1–4, 8, 35–36, 43, 46–47, 70–71, 79, 92–93, 97–99, 169, 171

advocacy
, 144–145

assessment
, 138–140

brand attraction
, 132–136

development
, 141–142

employee journey
, 131–132

employee life cycle
, 132–133, 145–147

exit
, 143–144

onboarding
, 140–141

psychopaths
, 138–140

recruitment
, 136–140

retention
, 142–143

shaping and safeguarding, culture of
, 101–103

strategic initiatives
, 145–147

systemic toxic collusion (STC)
, 129–131

toxicity
, 145–147

traditional interview
, 137–138

Paradigm Personality Lab
, 113

Partners of the FutureWork Forum
, 4

Passive-aggressive behaviour
, 46–47

Paulhus, Delroy L.
, 50–51

Pediatric psychopharmacology
, 29–30

Performance review
, 88

Pernelet, Helen R.
, 59

Personal assistant (PA)
, 127

Personal Improvement Plan (PIP)
, 81–82

Personal liking effect
, 138

Phaik Ai Choo
, 149–150

Plopsa
, 102

Poisonous leadership
, 1–2, 22, 62, 90–91, 106, 109, 144, 166, 171

Politics
, 16, 68, 78, 90, 130–131

Pollock, David
, 121

Practice Aptitude Tests
, 111–112

Presenteeism
, 46–47

Preventative approach
, 147

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
, 59–60

Progressive organisations
, 143

Prolonged grief disorder (PGD)
, 9–11

Psychological safety
, 3–4

Psychometrics
, 110–111

assessment and selection
, 111

Hogan’s approach
, 113

individuals
, 111–112

Paradigm Personality Lab
, 113

power of
, 111–114

use of
, 112–114

vetting
, 110–111

Psychopaths
, 27–28, 84, 138, 140

Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)
, 33

sociopaths
, 31–34

The Psychopath Test
, 12

Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R)
, 28–31

Puzzle
, 116–117

Qualtrics
, 132

Raab, Dominic
, 21

Ratner, Gerald
, 19

Recruitment
, 136, 140, 169

Red flags
, 92, 124

Replacement child
, 9–11

Retention
, 142–143

Return on average capital employed (ROACE)
, 14–15

Robber baron
, 9–11

Robust/effective and social systems
, 56

Ronson, Jon
, 12

Sanger, Martha
, 9–11

Scahill, Lawrence
, 29–30

Schools/boarding schools
, 121–122

Scott Paper Company
, 11–12

Sculley, John
, 13

Secure base
, 117–119, 121

Select leaders
, 131

Self-awareness
, 47, 84, 110–111, 152

Self-fulfiling prophecy
, 137

Selfishness
, 130–131

Self-reflection
, 55–56, 171

Senior management team (SMT)
, 93–94, 98, 142–143

Senior teams
, 157–158, 160

Sexual harassment
, 92

Sidransky, A.J.
, 154–155

Similar-to-me effect
, 138

Sinek, Simon
, 37–38

Smith, Roger
, 13–15

SMT. See Senior management team (SMT)

Social norms
, 100–101

The Society for Human Resource Managers (SHRM)
, 106

Sociopaths
, 7–8, 27–28, 31, 34

Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey A.
, 56

Sports Direct
, 19–20

Stakeholders
, 47–48, 81–82

STC. See Systemic toxic collusion (STC)

Stereotyping effect
, 138

Stout, Martha
, 12

Sunbeam
, 11, 34, 133–134

Super Empaths
, 73

Susceptible followers
, 129–130, 170–171

Sustainability
, 135–136, 170

SusteneriGroup
, 174

Swaroop, Shruti
, 153

Systemic toxic collusion (STC)
, 38–39, 74, 86–87, 92–94, 120–121, 129, 131, 169

Talent Glue
, 147

Teachers
, 123

Team perspective
, 103–105

TED-Ed talk
, 12

Templeton, Annette
, 105, 157

The Economist
, 45

Third Culture Kids (TCK)
, 121–122

Toxic boss
, 79–80

Toxic humans
, 1–2

Asia Pacific, global hospitality in
, 84–86

causes
, 36–41

discernible patterns in
, 21–22

experiences of
, 77–78

exploitation
, 85

global consulting company
, 79–81

global engineering company
, 86–90

global financial institution
, 90–93

global financial services company
, 81–84

global media organisation
, 93–95

international educational institute
, 79

interpersonal communication strategies
, 78

making a stand
, 83

narcissists
, 27–28

obnoxious behaviour
, 77–78

organisations
, 8–9, 79

other factors
, 22–24

popular culture
, 25–27

psychopaths
, 27–28, 31, 34

sociopaths
, 27–28, 31, 34

toxic leader. See Toxic leaders

Toxicity
, 2, 4, 35–36, 45, 47, 145, 147

boards
, 45–47

equation
, 169

nature of
, 149–153

Toxic leaders. See also Leaders
, 4

Ashley, Mike
, 19–21

definition
, 7

Dunlap, A. J.
, 11–13

Fiorina, Carly
, 16–19

Frick, H. C.
, 9

Ratner, Gerald
, 19

Smith, Roger
, 13–15

Toxic leadership. See Leadership

Toxic triangle
, 170–171

Traditional interview
, 137–138

Transparency
, 56, 60

Trust
, 3–4, 7, 35–36, 46–49, 93, 103–104, 107–108, 135–136, 156, 170

Turbulence
, 1–3

Uber
, 18, 74

UK Metropolitan Police
, 120–121

UK National Health Service
, 59

Unethical behaviour
, 89, 98

Useem, Michael
, 48

Use of Self
, 151–152

US institutional affiliations
, 29–30

US Navy Seals
, 37–38

US Securities and Exchange Commission
, 11

Vetting
, 110–111

Virtual Advisory Board (VAB)
, 45, 61, 174

Virtuous circle
, 108

Voicing dissent
, 59–60

Volkswagen
, 15–16, 133–134

Vulnerabilities
, 4, 58–59, 80, 121–122, 142–143

Waxman, Henry
, 40–41

Weinstein Company
, 133–134

Whicker, Marcia Lynn
, 7

Whickers, Marcia Lynn
, 11–12

Williams, Kevin M
, 50–51

Williamson, Gavin
, 21

Williams, Ray
, 23

Winterkorn, Martin
, 15–16

Work design
, 101

Workforce
, 46–47

Workplace
, 2–3, 43, 90

Board
, 74–75

empathy and evil
, 65

empathy-toxicity spectrum
, 66–67

equation
, 66

reflections
, 66–74

toxic leaders
, 74–75

Zero-tolerance approach
, 23