☣️ Toxic Leadership

Examinations of leaders who corrode the organizations and people around them — narcissists, bullies, and manipulators — and strategies for surviving or dismantling their influence.

Snakes in Suits

by Paul Babiak • 2006

Nearly one in thirty executives is a psychopath, and charm is their favorite credential.

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🏢 Corporate Psychopaths 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 🧠 Psychopathy Assessment 🛡️ Workplace Survival 🔬 Forensic Psychology

Snakes in Suits

Nearly one in thirty executives is a psychopath, and charm is their favorite credential.

by Paul Babiak 2006

3.68

4k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Psychopaths 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 🧠 Psychopathy Assessment 🛡️ Workplace Survival 🔬 Forensic Psychology

The Fund

by Rob Copeland • 2023

Ray Dalio sold a philosophy of truth. The billion-dollar reality was a surveillance machine.

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🏦 Hedge Funds 🏢 Corporate Culture 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🎭 Cult Of Personality 👑 Succession Struggles

The Fund

Ray Dalio sold a philosophy of truth. The billion-dollar reality was a surveillance machine.

by Rob Copeland 2023

3.97

7k+ ratings

🏦 Hedge Funds 🏢 Corporate Culture 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🎭 Cult Of Personality 👑 Succession Struggles

When Narcissism Comes to Church

by Charles Degroat • 2020

Church narcissism wears charisma and tears, not arrogance. The damage is real, the healing specific.

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⛪ Church Leadership 🩸 Spiritual Abuse 🎭 Narcissistic Abuse 🔢 Enneagram ✝️ Christian Psychology

When Narcissism Comes to Church

Church narcissism wears charisma and tears, not arrogance. The damage is real, the healing specific.

by Charles Degroat 2020

4.37

3k+ ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 🩸 Spiritual Abuse 🎭 Narcissistic Abuse 🔢 Enneagram ✝️ Christian Psychology

How to Rule the World

by André de Guillaume • 2002

Forget ethics: a satirical guide to seizing absolute power, from career choice to crushing dissent.

3.67

547

🏛️ Dictatorship 🤣 Satirical Self-Help ⚖️ Power Dynamics 📜 Machiavellianism 🎭 Political Satire

How to Rule the World

Forget ethics: a satirical guide to seizing absolute power, from career choice to crushing dissent.

by André de Guillaume 2002

3.67

547 ratings

🏛️ Dictatorship 🤣 Satirical Self-Help ⚖️ Power Dynamics 📜 Machiavellianism 🎭 Political Satire

Good Boss, Bad Boss

by Robert I. Sutton • 2010

The gap between the boss you think you are and the one your team sees.

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👥 People Management 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚡ Power Dynamics 🪞 Self-Awareness

Good Boss, Bad Boss

The gap between the boss you think you are and the one your team sees.

by Robert I. Sutton 2010

3.79

3k+ ratings

👥 People Management 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚡ Power Dynamics 🪞 Self-Awareness

The Special One

by Diego Torres • 2014

He threatened to shoot a player. That was just the start of Mourinho's Madrid meltdown.

3.50

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⚽ European Football 🇪🇸 La Liga 📰 Media Manipulation 📉 Institutional Decay 🕵️ Investigative Journalism

The Special One

He threatened to shoot a player. That was just the start of Mourinho's Madrid meltdown.

by Diego Torres 2014

3.50

491 ratings

⚽ European Football 🇪🇸 La Liga 📰 Media Manipulation 📉 Institutional Decay 🕵️ Investigative Journalism

Extremely Hardcore

by Zoë Schiffer • 2024

A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.

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🏢 Corporate Takeovers 📱 Social Media Platforms 📰 Tech Journalism ⚖️ Platform Governance 🗣️ Free Speech Debates

Extremely Hardcore

A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.

by Zoë Schiffer 2024

3.97

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Takeovers 📱 Social Media Platforms 📰 Tech Journalism ⚖️ Platform Governance 🗣️ Free Speech Debates

Rare Leadership

by Marcus Warner • 2016

Four relational habits that flip leadership from fear-driven to joy-led, building trust that lasts.

4.16

624

🕊️ Christian Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Relational Leadership 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🏗️ Trust Building

Rare Leadership

Four relational habits that flip leadership from fear-driven to joy-led, building trust that lasts.

by Marcus Warner 2016

4.16

624 ratings

🕊️ Christian Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Relational Leadership 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🏗️ Trust Building

A Colossal Failure of Common Sense

by Lawrence G. McDonald • 2009

Lehman borrowed forty to one, bet on housing, and fired everyone who saw the crash coming.

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🏦 Wall Street 💼 Investment Banking 📉 2008 Financial Crisis 💥 Corporate Collapse 🏠 Mortgage Bubble

A Colossal Failure of Common Sense

Lehman borrowed forty to one, bet on housing, and fired everyone who saw the crash coming.

by Lawrence G. McDonald 2009

3.91

3k+ ratings

🏦 Wall Street 💼 Investment Banking 📉 2008 Financial Crisis 💥 Corporate Collapse 🏠 Mortgage Bubble

Sea of Glory

by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2001

The voyage that mapped Antarctica and filled the Smithsonian, sabotaged by the tyrant who led it.

4.04

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🚢 Maritime Exploration 🧊 Antarctic Exploration 💀 Doomed Voyages 🔬 Scientific Expeditions ⚓ U.S. Navy History

Sea of Glory

The voyage that mapped Antarctica and filled the Smithsonian, sabotaged by the tyrant who led it.

by Nathaniel Philbrick 2001

4.04

7k+ ratings

🚢 Maritime Exploration 🧊 Antarctic Exploration 💀 Doomed Voyages 🔬 Scientific Expeditions ⚓ U.S. Navy History

The New Psychology of Leadership

by S. Alexander Haslam • 2008

The heroic leader myth breeds failure. True influence comes from shaping who 'we' are.

3.96

139

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Social Identity Theory 📈 Leadership Development 👥 Group Dynamics 👂 Followership 🏢 Organizational Psychology

The New Psychology of Leadership

The heroic leader myth breeds failure. True influence comes from shaping who 'we' are.

by S. Alexander Haslam 2008

3.96

139 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Social Identity Theory 📈 Leadership Development 👥 Group Dynamics 👂 Followership 🏢 Organizational Psychology

A Church Called Tov

by Scot McKnight • 2020

Toxic church culture follows a script. Learn to read it early and what actually rebuilds.

4.32

3k+

🛑 Spiritual Abuse 🔄 Church Reform 📜 Pastoral Ethics ⚖️ Biblical Justice 👥 Christian Community

A Church Called Tov

Toxic church culture follows a script. Learn to read it early and what actually rebuilds.

by Scot McKnight 2020

4.32

3k+ ratings

🛑 Spiritual Abuse 🔄 Church Reform 📜 Pastoral Ethics ⚖️ Biblical Justice 👥 Christian Community

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