Aggression Is Not Leadership
Why can aggressive leadership create a toxic culture over time?
The situation
A person in charge uses an aggressive manner, and you are considering its effect on the team.
Recommended Response
A. People may copy the aggression, protect themselves, blame others, and stop trusting each other.
Context matters. This is a recommendation for the situation described, not a rule for every interaction.
Why is A the recommended response?
Understanding this situation
When aggression is rewarded, people often learn to survive by hiding, blaming, competing, or copying the same behaviour.
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