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\u00a0In the article \u201cWho\u2019s to Blame for Creating a Toxic Organizational Culture\u00a0(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.<\/a>\u201d \u00a0Guthrie presents the position that as the leader, New Jersey Governor \u00a0Chris Christie was responsible for harboring an environment that led to \u00a0what was termed Bridgegate. Based upon what you have learned thus far \u00a0about leadership and organizational culture, do you support or refute \u00a0Guthrie\u2019s position? Cite at least one source to support perspective. \u00a0Respond to at least two of your classmates\u2019 posts.\u00a0<\/p>\n REPLY TO EDWARDS DISCUSSION:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n I support Guthrie\u2019s position on New Jersey governor Chris \u00a0Christie being responsible for bridge gate because he had to have some \u00a0type of awareness to the situation before it blew up through one his \u00a0advisors. \u201cStaff authority consists of the right to advise, or give \u00a0advice. Functional authority is the right to direct but not to \u00a0discipline\u201d (Baack, 2017, p. 11.1). Just like any person in a high \u00a0leadership position, they have a group of advisors that give them \u00a0recommendations on what to do or say in certain situations. The New \u00a0Jersey governor had to have known something about the corruption through \u00a0his staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n In my opinion, he either chose to ignore the situation or he \u00a0told his advisors that it was their responsibility to fix the situation. \u00a0In regards to any leader, their toughest responsibility is to be the \u00a0speaker and address any issues, concerns, or apologies to the public. \u201cThey\u2019re \u00a0shocked by the unethical or illegal conduct and righteously denounce \u00a0the perpetrators and their actions\u2014all followed by swift firings or a \u00a0harsh scolding\u201d (Guthrie, 2014). He simply showed false empathy to the \u00a0public and covered his laziness or nonchalant attitude towards the \u00a0corruption by firing people who worked underneath him.<\/p>\n While the staff members had some dealings with what happened, it was \u00a0the governor\u2019s responsibility to oversee their day to day actions. To \u00a0save himself from getting fired, he terminated some of his staff members \u00a0which is not being a true leader. True leader who have taken blame for \u00a0the situation and stepped down from rankings.<\/p>\n References<\/p>\n Baack, D. (2017).\u00a0Organizational behavior<\/em>. [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https:\/\/ashford.content.edu\u00a0(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.<\/a><\/p>\n