The Cost of Poor Leadership: How Bad Decisions Destroy Value, People, and Organizations

By: Sharma, Pankaj

Bad leadership is not a soft problem.
It is a hard cost.

Every day, organizations lose money, talent, time, trust, and innovation-not because of poor strategy or weak markets, but because of poor leadership.

The Cost of Poor Leadership exposes the hidden price organizations pay when the wrong people are promoted, when ego replaces empathy, and when authority is mistaken for leadership.

This book goes beyond motivation and theory. It explains-through real workplace situations, sharp insights, and hard-earned lessons-how bad leadership quietly destroys value long before the damage appears on financial statements.

What This Book Reveals

Why poor leadership is one of the most expensive risks in modern organizations

The financial, cultural, and psychological costs no one measures

How bad decisions, micromanagement, and fear-based leadership drain productivity

Why good employees disengage, quit, or stop caring under weak leadership

How organizations accumulate "leadership debt"-and pay for it later

Who Should Read This Book

MBA & Executive MBA students

Senior managers, directors, and CXOs

Project & program managers

HR and L&D professionals

Startup founders and consultants

Anyone who has ever worked under a bad boss-and wants to understand why

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GGSRZ9J8
• ISBN13: 9798243929233
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"