| List of Tables and Figures | xi |
| About the Editors | xiii |
| About the Contributors | xv |
| List of Contributors | xix |
| Acknowledgments | xxi |
| Introduction : Acknowledging, Deconstructing and Processing When Leadership Fails | 1 |
| Chapter 1: Monsters, Inc.: Toxic Leadership and Engagement | |
| Ngozi Igbokwe, Sarah Smith, Colton Hart, Elizabeth Hergert, Ellen Reter, Marguerite Wildermuth, Ryan Bouda, Tiffany Phillips and Cristina Wildermuth | 3 |
| Chapter 2: Investing the Time to Lead Well | |
| Maria Malayter | 17 |
| Chapter 3: Front Porch Organizations, Back Door Employees: How Mentoring Mishaps Potentially Derail Next Generation Leaders | |
| Shanita Baraka Akintonde | 29 |
| Chapter 4: Toxic Followership: Leader Deception and Breach of Trust | |
| Wendy M. Edmonds | 41 |
| Chapter 5: Death by Authoritative Leadership and Micro-management | |
| Jennifer Capler | 49 |
| Chapter 6: Campus in Crisis: Leadership Lessons Learned | |
| Cheryl Patton | 59 |
| Chapter 7: Ethics, Leadership and the Dreaded Performance Appraisal | |
| Lonnie R. Morris | 71 |
| Chapter 8: Autocratic Leadership among Managers and Its Impact on Salespersons Behavior in India’s Pharmaceutical Industry | |
| G. Arun and C. G. Manoj Krishnan | 81 |
| Chapter 9: Leadership Failure in a Hostile Environment: The Importance of Leading Oneself | |
| Randal Joy Thompson | 91 |
| Chapter 10: Toxic Leadership: A Quick Erosion of Psychological Safety | |
| Carly Speranza | 103 |
| Chapter 11: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: How a Narcissistic Leader Decimated a Faith-Based Nonprofit | |
| Ruth Beck and Leanne Dzubinski | 113 |
| Chapter 12: When Founder’s Syndrome Is Used for Personal Gain | |
| Terry Fernsler | 127 |
| Chapter 13: How to Destroy a Research & Development Group without Really Trying | |
| Jay L. Brand | 139 |
| Chapter 14: When Leading the Team Goes Wrong | |
| Dayne Hutchinson and Sholondo Campbell | 147 |
| Chapter 15: No Rest in the Restroom: Servant Leadership and Conflict in Products & Marketing | |
| Timothy Hough | 157 |
| Chapter 16: The Demise of a Company: An Insider’s Personal and Scholarly Reflection | |
| Dorianne Cotter-Lockard | 167 |
| Chapter 17: Incompetent Authoritarian Replaces a Servant Leader | |
| Terry Fernsler | 179 |
| Appendix: Interview Protocol – Toxic Leadership Study | 191 |
| Index | 193 |