C203 Task 2 Organization and Leadership Evaluation.Toxic Leadership Behaviors
One of the most common signs of a toxic work environment is bullying.
This is not the most clear-cut behavior to identify in a toxic work environment
because it can take many different forms and effect individuals in different
ways. In general, it can be defined as any behavior by a leader or supervisor
that is intended to prevent a subordinate from achieving work-related
success, maintaining work relationships, or establishing themselves in a
positive manner in the workplace. This can often be accomplished when said
leader says derogatory remarks about the subordinate, insulting and
belittling the subordinate, and going out of their way to make the
subordinates work life as difficult as possible. Bullying in the workplace can
also involve behaviors such as verbal abuse, offensive comments,
inappropriate behavior, withholding information, and any other conduct that
would be in any way threatening, humiliating, or intimidating. This also
includes behaviors, both verbal and nonverbal, that interfere with a
subordinate’s work and sabotages their ability to complete tasks or
accomplish goals. In situations involving toxic leadership “toxic leaders are
visualized as bullies, enforcers, and street fighters who are maladjusted,
malcontent, and often malevolent and malicious people and who succeed by
tearing others down and controlling others rather than uplifting followers”
(Jha & Jha, 2015). The organization will find it extremely difficult to be
successful in an environment that involves leadership bullying their