destructive leadership involves harmful behaviors that adversely affect followers and the organization. Using harmful methods of influence, destructive leaders force followers to behave in ways that can have detrimental outcomes. To illustrate, consider how, for decades, leaders at many levels within the Catholic Church covered up sexual abuse by priests, often moving the offenders from one diocese to another without revealing their abusive behaviors. As a result, the offenders were able to continue abusing victims, causing incalculable harm to thousands of victims. Additionally, the Catholic Church has suffered enormous damage to its reputation, lost members’ trust, and faced significant financial losses due to settlements paid to victims. Destructive leaders end up violating the organization’s legitimate interests by sabotaging the organization’s goals as well as the well-being and satisfaction of the followers