Toxic Leadership and Its Impact

By: Dr Almira Halilovic

What happens when leadership stops developing people and starts diminishing them?

Leadership leaves a mark. At its best, it builds confidence, inspires performance, and creates environments where people can thrive. At its worst, it can leave lasting effects on the very people organizations depend on most.

Toxic Leadership and Its Impact* examines the lived experiences of frontline managers who have encountered toxic leadership within U.S. retail national banks. Grounded in qualitative doctoral research, the book explores how destructive leadership behaviors influence employees, workplace relationships, resilience, decision-making, and organizational outcomes.

Through in-depth interviews and thematic analysis, Dr. Almira Halilovic brings attention to the human experience behind organizational performance-how individuals make sense of toxic leadership, the strategies they use to cope, and the role emotional intelligence can play in navigating difficult leadership environments.

This research challenges leaders and organizations to look beyond performance metrics and consider a more fundamental question:

What kind of mark does our leadership leave on the people we lead?

Relevant for executives, managers, HR professionals, leadership practitioners, researchers, and anyone who has experienced the difference between leadership that builds people and leadership that breaks them.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HJQ62SGB
• ISBN13: 9798172868092
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 147 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"