Liderliğin karanlık yüzü: Toksik liderliğin kavramsal olarak değerlendirilmesi

Yıl 2022, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1, 50 - 61, 16.03.2022

Cengiz Çoban

Öz

Toksik liderlik, kabul görmek ve kişisel kazanımlar elde etmek için çalışanlarını korkutur; narsist eğilimleri ve otoriter tavırları ile örgüt mensuplarını sürekli küçük düşürmek; Onları caydıran, fiziksel ve zihinsel yıkımlarına neden olan işlevsiz bir liderlik türüdür. Örgütlerde oldukça yaygın olan bu liderlik tarzının doğruluğu ve önlenmesi çalışan ve örgüt için önemlidir. Toksik liderlerle etkili bir şekilde başa çıkmak ve davranışlarını anlamak için, lider davranışını bağlam içinde analiz etmek genellikle önemlidir. Bu çalışma, toksik liderliğin dinamiklerini belirlemek, ele almak ve dönüştürmek için paydaşları ve organizasyonel yapıları güçlendirmeye odaklanmaktadır ve bazı etkili başa çıkma stratejileri önerilmiştir. Çalışma ayrıca toksisitenin birey ve organizasyon üzerindeki etkilerini de inceledi. Böylece çalışan farkındalığı artırılarak olumlu bir sosyal ortam yaratılmasına çalışılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Toksik Liderlik, Etik Dışı Davranış, Sistemsel Yıkım

The dark side of leadership: A conceptual assessment of toxic leadership

Öz

Toxic leadership scares its employees in order to gain acceptance and gain personal gains; constantly humiliating the members of the organization with their narcissistic tendencies and authoritarian attitudes; It is a dysfunctional type of leadership that discourages them and causes their physical and mental destruction. The accuracy and prevention of this leadership style, which is very common in organizations, is important for the employee and the organization. In order to effectively deal with toxic leaders and understand their behavior, it is often important to analyze leader behavior in context. This study focuses on empowering stakeholders and organizational structures to identify, address and transform the dynamics of toxic leadership, and some effective coping strategies have been proposed. The study also examined the effects of toxicity on the individual and the organization. Thus, an effort was made to promote a positive social environment by increasing employee awareness.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Toxix Leadership, Unethical Behavior, Systemic Disruption

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