Toxic Leadership within the United States Army
The company I will be researching is one of the oldest organizations known to man, the
United States Army. The United States Army began in 1775. The United States Army has been
the primary land based part of the United States Armed Forces. The Army's main responsibility
has been in fighting land battles and military occupation (United States History, 2018). The US
Army has been in numerous, most recently the war in Afghanistan. Why do you think the United
States Army has been so successful in every war over the years? The answer is simple because of
great Non Commissioned Officers (NCOs) or Leaders. NCOs are the backbone of the Army and
inherit great responsibility. Although the most NCOs are great leaders some fall short of the
standard, those leaders are consider Toxic Leaders, these toxic leaders can and have created
major organizational issues for the Army.
Daniel Zwerdling explains in his article titled “Army Takes On Its Own Toxic Leaders"
that "toxic leaders" that toxic leaders are the kind of bosses who make their Soldiers miserable.
Can you image working for leader that makes you day to day job miserable? As a Soldier if you
are not motivated because your workplace moral is down due to a toxic leader that could lead
unsuccessful missions or in the worst case, someone losing their life. But what does Toxic
Leadership truly mean in a more detailed view? David Sloan Wilson explains exactly what toxic
leadership is and explains exactly how toxic leadership is creates problems for the Army.
David
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