Leaders often characterized as assholes dominate the headlines: Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, Travis Kalanick, the list goes on and on. He is basing t

Leaders often characterized as assholes dominate the headlines: Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, Travis Kalanick, the list goes on and on. He is basing the article on his personal example. Is he saying that he is more successful as a CEO than above-listed people?