“THE BULLY BOSS.”

CRITICAL THINKING DISCUSSION

THE BULLY BOSS

Find and read an online article on abusive managers, such as this one from Forbes magazine: 6 Effective Tactics for Handling a Toxic Boss (Links to an external site.)

Conduct your own web search for an example of an abusive authoritarian leader, such as a coach, business executive, influential celebrity, teacher, politician, etc. From the research you found, answer the following questions:

1. How did this person cross the line into using influence for selfish reasons or to coerce followers to engage in unethical activities?
2. For part of the peer responses determine if there are any similarities in the leaders’ stories?
3. How can followers effectively resist destructive leadership like this?