Since Jean Lipman-Blumen's The Allure of Toxic Leaders shook the corporate world in 2005, countless articles, books, and Internet blogs have appeared on the top

This book derives from my struggle to make sense of the experiences HR professionals generously shared with me, as well as my own experience surviving a toxic l

Unlike other books written on "toxic leaders," this book takes issue with the predominant view that "toxic leaders are bad" and destructive to their companies.

Toxic leaders, both political, like Slobodan Milosevic, and corporate, like Enron's Ken Lay, have always been with us, and many books have been written to expla

Drawing on her extensive experience and research in various types of organizations—business, political, even religious organizations—Dr. Whicker looks close