Title:
WHEN A LEADER BECOME ANALIEN: AN ANALYSIS OF BAD LEADER CHARACTERISTICS

Authors:
Dr. Chaiyaset Promsri , Thailand

Abstract:
The objective of this study was to analyze key characteristics of bad leaders from famous and trusted related-business websites. Key words such as bad leaders, bad leadership, toxic leaders, terrible leaders, poor leaders, characteristics of bad leaders, and traits of bad leaders were used for data collection. A total of six websites were selected for data analysis. Results indicated that the minimum number of bad leaders’ qualities found on these websites were five whereas fifteen qualities were found as the maximum number of traits among these websites. All these characteristics were compiled for data synthesis and analysis to identify key qualities of bad leaders. The consistency index of bad leaders’ traits at least three sources was applied for the analysis. Results indicated five key characteristics of bad leader, which was further utilized to develop a model called Aliens in an organization: 5 characteristics of bad leaders.” Key characteristics of bad leaders proposed by this study were poor integrity, lack of empathy, selfcentered, poor communication, and inconsistency