1. Kellerman has developed a classification scheme for categorizing bad leaders with a typology ranging from merely incompetent to truly evil. Her classification is summarized below:

• Incompetent: lacks the skill or the will to sustain leadership

• Rigid: remains stiff, unyielding, and unwilling to adapt to new ideas, new information, or changing times

• Intemperate: lacks self-control

• Callous: acts uncaring or unkind; ignores or discounts the needs of the rest of the organization, especially subordinates

• Corrupt: lies, cheats, or steals, putting self-interest above the public interest

• Insular: disregards or minimizes the health and welfare of those outside their inner circle

• Evil: commits atrocities that inflict severe physical or psychological pain on others.

65 Can you think of people in leadership roles who fall into any of these categories?

What happens in organizations if bad leadership is allowed to persist?