Managing Toxic Leaders and Dysfunctional Organizational Dynamics

This book explores these work-life dynamics by grounding them in concrete examples and then using complementary psychoanalytically informed perspectives to illuminate their underlying, often unconscious nature filling an important gap in management and organizational literature.

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Understanding the Psychosocial Nature of Organizational Life Chapter 2 An Overview of the Psychosocial Organization Part One Destructive Organizational Dynamics Chapter 3 Oppression at Work Chapter 4 Autocratic, Authoritarian, and Oppressive Leadership Chapter 5 Adapting to the Dysfunctional Organization Part Two Organizational Fragmentation and Falling Apart Chapter 6 Falling Apart: Organizational Fragmentation Chapter 7 Falling Apart: Group Fragmentation Chapter 8 Falling Apart: Interpersonal Fragmentation Chapter 9 Falling Apart: Personal Fragmentation Part Three Organizational Healing Chapter 10 The Psychological Dimensions of Roles in Organizations Chapter11 Diagnosing Organizational Narcissism Chapter 12 Understanding Dysfunctional Organizational Dynamics and Leadership Chapter 13 Consulting to Dysfunctional Organizations Chapter 14 Intentional Leadership Chapter 15 Looking Back and Looking Forward