DARK SIDE OF LEADERSHIP
The Dark Side of Leadership is the combination of our inner urges, compulsions and dysfunctions, cloaked in an outer persona we present to the world. Our Dark Side can be a source of motivation for achievement, but if not progressively understood and processed, it can also be a source of friction and failure in our life and leadership. Carl Jung, referring to the dark side, said "The brighter the persona, the darker the shadow". Virtually all moral and ethical failures experienced by leaders can be attributed, at least in some way, to the dark side of their personality. Moreover, the dark side is also the root cause of much organizational chaos and cultural dysfunction. In this course, we use our proprietary assessment tool to help you identify the shape your unique dark side has taken, understand how it has developed over time, and the unique challenges it presents to your exercise of healthy moral leadership. This course will also help to raise your level of self-awareness and develop a proactive personal plan to mitigate the potentially destructive manifestation of your dark side.
This course is ideal for anyone in a leadership role, particularly for those responsible for creating and stewarding organizational culture and those responsible for leading and coaching others. It is also extremely relevant to undergraduate and graduate students.