LDR-302S Organizational Culture
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Describe toxic behaviors and their negative effects upon an organization. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔•shaming (the exercise of humiliation, sarcasm, potshots, or
mistake-pointing with the intent of reducing another's self-worth),
• passive hostility (the use of passive-aggressive behavior with the intent of
directing one's anger inappropriately),
• team sabotage (meddling with the intent to either establish one's
personal power base or make the team less productive),
• indifference (an apparent lack of regard and compassion for the welfare of
subordinates)
,• negativity (an interpersonal style that has a negative impact on
organizational climate)
• exploitation (the perception that the superior is getting ahead at team
member expense.)
Describe methods that SNCOs can use to help facilitate a positive culture
in an organization. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Leader training and development- The
means of addressing toxic, counterproductive leadership cannot be limited
to punishment, removal, and dismissal nor individualistic character
development. Leaders need skills in demonstrating and promoting resect
among team members
Leader assessment- Since toxic leaders are experts in appearances, they
tend to benefit from the biased performance evaluation system.
Supervisory leaders need skills in identifying toxic behaviors, confronting
subordinates, and coaching soldiers in healthy leadership
Organizational culture and policies- The purpose of the military
departments' core values is to clarify expectations and behaviors as a
, means of addressing toxic leadership. the military departments need to
reinforce a culture that truly reflects the highest standards of values-based
behavior. Tis means that members not only refrain from disrespecting each
other but that they also demonstrate the highest resect for each other; that
they not only give the appearance of selfless service as they pursue
personal benefits but that they also serve to empower others' success,
even if they receive nothing in return; and that they also hold each other
accountable.
Identify conditions in which toxic behaviors can manifest themselves in an
organization. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔An organization experiences toxicity because
its culture, policies, and systems create the conditions for tolerating and
enabling uncivil behaviors.
Typically, an organization identifies the problem only as the toxic individual,
overlooking the environmental factors in its culture, policies, and systems
that are creating the conditions for the toxicity to flourish.
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2025/2026 Exam Questions and Verified
Answers | Already Graded A+
Describe toxic behaviors and their negative effects upon an organization. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔•shaming (the exercise of humiliation, sarcasm, potshots, or
mistake-pointing with the intent of reducing another's self-worth),
• passive hostility (the use of passive-aggressive behavior with the intent of
directing one's anger inappropriately),
• team sabotage (meddling with the intent to either establish one's
personal power base or make the team less productive),
• indifference (an apparent lack of regard and compassion for the welfare of
subordinates)
,• negativity (an interpersonal style that has a negative impact on
organizational climate)
• exploitation (the perception that the superior is getting ahead at team
member expense.)
Describe methods that SNCOs can use to help facilitate a positive culture
in an organization. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Leader training and development- The
means of addressing toxic, counterproductive leadership cannot be limited
to punishment, removal, and dismissal nor individualistic character
development. Leaders need skills in demonstrating and promoting resect
among team members
Leader assessment- Since toxic leaders are experts in appearances, they
tend to benefit from the biased performance evaluation system.
Supervisory leaders need skills in identifying toxic behaviors, confronting
subordinates, and coaching soldiers in healthy leadership
Organizational culture and policies- The purpose of the military
departments' core values is to clarify expectations and behaviors as a
, means of addressing toxic leadership. the military departments need to
reinforce a culture that truly reflects the highest standards of values-based
behavior. Tis means that members not only refrain from disrespecting each
other but that they also demonstrate the highest resect for each other; that
they not only give the appearance of selfless service as they pursue
personal benefits but that they also serve to empower others' success,
even if they receive nothing in return; and that they also hold each other
accountable.
Identify conditions in which toxic behaviors can manifest themselves in an
organization. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔An organization experiences toxicity because
its culture, policies, and systems create the conditions for tolerating and
enabling uncivil behaviors.
Typically, an organization identifies the problem only as the toxic individual,
overlooking the environmental factors in its culture, policies, and systems
that are creating the conditions for the toxicity to flourish.
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