1. You are correct, once a toxic CEO gets put in by the board, he fills senior management with people similar to himself. This is the primary way management bec

1. You are correct, once a toxic CEO gets put in by the board, he fills senior management with people similar to himself. This is the primary way management becomes toxic. 2. Some of them could be coached and become excellent leaders, but most depend on their toxic traits to get ahead, and their performance would plummet if they could not use their toxic traits. Most need to be identified and rooted out.