Destructive leaders increase performance

Introduction

Destructive leadership, characterized by behaviors that undermine and harm subordinates and the organization, has been a growing area of research. This analysis synthesizes findings from multiple studies to understand the impact of destructive leadership on performance.

Key Insights

Negative Impact on Performance and Well-being:
- Destructive leadership is negatively correlated with individual performance, well-being, and attitudes towards the leader .
- It leads to increased turnover intention, resistance towards the leader, and counterproductive work behavior.
Targeting Based on Performance:
- Destructive leaders tend to target followers based on their performance rather than personality traits, with a significant focus on counterproductive work behaviors.
Mediating Factors in Public Sector:
- In the public sector, the negative impact of destructive leadership on performance is mediated by leader-member exchange, perceived organizational support, and job satisfaction.

Conclusion

Destructive leadership generally has a detrimental effect on performance and well-being, with leaders often targeting individuals based on performance-related factors. In the public sector, this negative impact is further mediated by factors such as leader-member exchange, organizational support, and job satisfaction. Overall, the evidence suggests that destructive leadership decreases rather than increases performance.

Destructive leaders increase performance

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How bad are the effects of bad leaders? A meta-analysis of destructive leadership and its outcomes

Destructive leadership negatively impacts followers' attitudes, well-being, and performance, with the highest correlation found between destructive leadership and counterproductive work behavior.

Why and how predators pick prey: Followers’ personality and performance as predictors of destructive leadership

Destructive leaders primarily rely on followers' performance, with counterproductive work behaviors accounting for the majority of the variance explained by 10 sub-facets of followers' personality and performance.

The Impact of Destructive Leadership on Public Servants’ Performance: The Mediating Role of Leader-member Exchange, Perceived Organizational Support and Job Satisfaction

Destructive leadership negatively impacts public servants' performance through the mediating factors of leader-member exchange, perceived organizational support, and job satisfaction.

How contextual is destructive leadership? A comparison of how destructive leadership is perceived in usual circumstances versus crisis

Destructive leadership behaviors in usual circumstances and crisis management are strongly associated with trust in the leader and subordinate performance.

Different Shades—Different Effects? Consequences of Different Types of Destructive Leadership

Different types of destructive leader behaviors impact employees differently, with follower-directed behaviors having the strongest negative impact and organization-directed behaviors affecting turnover intention differently.

Destructive leadership in crisis management

Destructive leadership behaviors in crisis management include task-related and relationship-related behaviors, which negatively impact subordinates' job satisfaction, well-being, and sense of meaningfulness.

Strategic bullying as a supplementary, balanced perspective on destructive leadership

Strategic leader bullying behavior can potentially produce positive outcomes by conveying certain images and exercising influence in specific situations.

Destructive leader behavior

Destructive leader behavior is similar among Australian, American, and Iranian leaders, with the worst, middle, and best leaders showing different levels of destructive behavior.

Running Head: Destructive Leader Behavior in the Norwegian Armed Forces

Destructive leader behavior significantly predicts burnout and work engagement among military personnel in the Norwegian Armed Forces, but they maintain organizational commitment.

Responding Destructively in Leadership Situations: The Role of Personal Values and Problem Construction

Personal values, particularly power and universalism, influence destructive leader behavior and influence how they define and structure leadership problems.

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