Bad Apple Leadership Scorecard
Research by Felps, Mitchell & Byington (2006) showed that a single toxic team member can reduce group performance by 30–40%, regardless of how talented the rest of the team is. The "bad apple" effect is one of the most well-documented phenomena in organisational psychology — and most leaders have no idea they're causing it.
This free 30-question diagnostic evaluates five behavioural dimensions that determine whether a leader acts as a performance catalyst or a toxic drag on their team: Emotional Volatility, Contagion Susceptibility, Accountability Deflection, Collaborative Toxicity, and Self-Awareness & Regulation.
Designed by Dr. Nick Keca — an organisational psychologist specialising in dark personality and team dynamics — your results include a capability score across all five dimensions, a personalised radar chart, and an executive coaching roadmap identifying specific behavioural risks and development priorities.
Bad Apple Leadership Scorecard
Identify early warning signs of toxic leadership behaviours that degrade team performance, erode team morale, and amplify negative emotional contagion — based on Felps' 2006 performance-drop model and Barsade's emotional contagion research.