Featured: Toxic Leaders Lead by Division, Diversion, and Dissension
By Pamela J. Gallagher
In my decades of leadership in healthcare, I have learned the hard way that not every person with a “C” in their title or who has been appointed to a board of directors understands what it means to lead. These deficient “leaders” are always looking for a magical solution to their organization’s issues, without considering that their insufficient leadership might be their common source. In turn, the inability to lead results in the leader deflecting attention from their deficiencies in performing their role by creating division among staff, diverting attention to nonessential issues or programs, and stirring up dissension.