Destructive Leadership
The base rate of managerial incompetence is estimated to be 50 to 75 percent. This means that a majority of people in positions of authority has difficulties getting a group of people to work effectively together or get results.
1. What do you think about this percentage estimate of incompetent managers? For example, is it too high or low, and why?
2. Think about one particular ineffective leader you have worked or played for. What dark-side traits (as described in the text) did this leader possess that caused him or her to be ineffective?
3. Surely you have no dark-side traits (or perhaps you do). Nonetheless, managerial and leadership incompetence is not solely due to dark-side traits. How would you as a leader get feedback on your own performance and traits to help you become a more effective leader?