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Negative controllers assume that, when people struggle, there is something wrong with them (CT3 2018).⁴ When driven by the negative controller mindset, a leader who sees a teacher struggling thinks, “This teacher is struggling because he/she is not committed, or not willing to work hard enough, or blames kids, or is an excuse maker, or a racist.” Like the transactional manager, the negative controller misdiagnoses leadership challenges by making the fundamental attribution error—the assumption that people themselves are the reason for their lack of growth, rather than the conditions in which they are working. This assumption lets the negative controller off the hook. It also leads to negative relationships, insecure learners, and an emotionally toxic organizational culture.