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Describe toxic behaviors and their negative effects on an
organization.
Ans: •shaming (the exercise of humiliation, sarcasm, potshots, or mistakes)
pointing with the intention of diminishing another's self-worth).
• passive hostility (the practice of passive-aggressive behavior with the intention of
directing one's wrath in an unacceptable way).
• team sabotage (meddling in order to either establish one's
Personal power base or make the team less productive),
• apathy (a clear lack of concern and compassion for the
welfare of subordinates.
• negativity (an interpersonal style that negatively affects
organizational climate.
• exploitation (the perception that the superior is going ahead in the team).
(Member expense.)
2. Describe methods that SNCOs can use to help create a favorable
Culture in an organization. 3 | PAGE ANSWER: Leader training and development- The
means of reducing harmful,
Counterproductive leadership cannot be restricted to punishment and dismissal.
dismissal or individualistic character development. Leaders need
ability to demonstrate and promote respect among team members.
,Leader evaluation- Because toxic leaders are skilled at appearances, they
tend to gain from a biased performance assessment system.
Supervisory leaders must be able to spot toxic behaviors and confront them.
subordinates, and coaching soldiers on healthy leadership.
Page 4: Organizational culture and policies- The goal of the military
The department's basic values include clarifying expectations and actions.
means of dealing with toxic leadership. The military departments should
Reinforce a culture that actually reflects the highest values-based
behavior. This implies that members should not only avoid from disrespecting
yet they also display the deepest respect for each other.
Other; that they not only offer the impression of unselfish service as they
achieve personal rewards while also serving to empower others.
success, even if they receive nothing in return; they also hold
They hold each other accountable.
Identify situations in which poisonous habits can manifest themselves.
in an organization. 5 | P a g e Ans: Toxicity occurs in an organization because its culture,
policies
Systems establish the environment for tolerating and fostering uncivil
behaviors.
Typically, an organization identifies the situation solely as hazardous.
Individual, disregarding the contextual variables in its culture, policies,
, and institutions that create the circumstances for poison to thrive.
Leaders frequently take a firm stand against incivility, but respond to
claims of workplace toxicity are met with astonishment, denial, justifications,
disbelief.
A leader may be aware of poisonous practices, but ready to tolerate them because
Personal or professional advantages deriving from the toxic person's short-
Actual or perceived productivity.
6 | Page Often, a business does not know how to cope with a poisonous
individual and either reassigns, isolates, and reallocates the toxic person’s
tasks to other employees who are already overloaded, none of which
Actions address behavior. Or, as is frequently the case, the toxic individual is
left in place, and the targeted person is reassigned from the toxic
situation
We focus on three of Schein's twelve embedding mechanisms, two of which are primary.
1 Secondary, to highlight where there is possibility to modify culture in
The Defense Department. The three-step process is as follows: 7 | P a g e Ans: • analyze and
benchmark company culture—what leaders pay
Regular attention, measurement, and control
• welcome feedback—leader reactions to important incidents and
Organizational Crisis