The Shadow Side of Leadership

Manfred Kets Vries and Katharina Balazs

Chapter 18 in Handbook of Top Management Teams, 2010, pp 183-190 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter explores the origins and manifestations of the failure factors in leadership. It reviews some of the psychological pressures leaders face, such as the loneliness of command, addiction to power, fear of envy, depression and narcissistic behaviour. It makes a distinction between two forms of narcissism: reactive and constructive. Furthermore, it explores the relationship between personality, leadership style, culture, strategy and organisation. The article concludes by making a number of suggestions of how to cope with dysfunctional leadership behaviour.

Keywords: Emotional Intelligence; Leadership Style; Dysfunctional Behaviour; Failure Factor; Executive Coach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230305335_19

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