Nearly 10 years ago, in 2009, I drew on leadership research for a series of posts on bad leadership. Two of these were titled “How to Spot a Bad Leader” (parts 1 and 2). Drawing on these ...

Bad leaders don’t effectively influence employees. ... But people should feel psychologically safe bringing ideas to the drawing board without fear of reprimand.

We assume bad leaders are at fault, but poor organizations can set leaders up to fail. Here’s how to design an organization ...

Drawing on these decade-old lists, let's examine the Donald Trump presidency from the perspective of bad leadership. The first way to spot a bad leader is through the Use of Threats and Punishment .