I have been mentioning the book “Bad Leadership: What It Is, How It Happens, Why It Matters” by Barbara Kellerman a lot lately, so I wanted to publish a short review for those interested in the topic. In her book, Barbara Kellerman presents the argument that leadership and followership are directly connected. She explains that bad leadership is the result, in most cases, of bad followership. She explains bad leadership by dividing it into seven types: incompetent, rigid, intemperate, callous, corrupt, insular, and evil.

“Bad Leadership” by Barbara Kellerman is the first book I’ve read about the other side of leadership, a topic that should be discussed more often since bad leadership is leadership, too. It helps leaders to understand what bad behavior looks like and how to avoid it completely. It brings a completely different approach since it introduces the followers as a possible cause for bad leadership. It is important that leaders and followers are able to identify what bad leadership looks like and are prepared to deal with it.

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