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Webinar: The Dark Side of Leadership

Leadership is often celebrated as a force for good—but what happens when it takes a darker turn? Join us for an eye-opening webinar that dives into the unspoken side of leadership, where power can be misused, authority abused, and toxic dynamics overlooked. We'll unpack the hidden costs of romanticising leadership, explore the traits of toxic leaders, and share strategies for safeguarding your well-being in challenging environments.

Join us Friday 22nd November at 12:30pm for this exciting webinar!

Topics Include:

  • The Romanticization of Leadership

  • Power: Uses and Abuses

  • Identifying Toxic Leadership Styles

  • Coping Strategies for Personal Well-being

Free Leadership Advice Clinic - Submit Your Questions Anonymously!

Got a leadership challenge or a tricky management situation? Submit your questions ahead of our webinar, and our expert will anonymously address select questions live to help you tackle your biggest leadership bugbears.

About the speaker

Ashley  has been an active member of faculty at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School since 2004 where she is Assistant Professor of Management. Her area of expertise is Organisational Behaviour (OB) with a specific interest in leadership development, change management and cultural intelligence.  She currently teaches on the executive and full time MBA programmes, MIM and MSc. Consulting.  In 2020 she was a recipient of the Dean’s award for Outstanding Teaching and she has represented UCD twice at Yale School of Management, Connecticut. 

In addition to her work at UCD, Ashley engages with a wide variety of client organisations across EMEA,  designing bespoke programmes to leverage organisational effectiveness. All her work is underpinned by her enduring belief that effective  interpersonal relations are game changers in the business world.