It takes a certain personality to do the things that start up a big enterprise that actually supports the families and lives of "normal" non-toxic people. That's what we have to get.
We may not like it. And I certainly don't. But history has proven that is that it usually takes.
Very much untrue. Perhaps to build a cult of personality one needs to have eccentric tendencies. But to build a successful business toxicity is not required.
I would be curious to know why you feel history, versus your general stereotype of founders, justifies your point.
Now, I agree that some of the toxic behavior I mentioned is over-represented in people who are very driven. However, the toxic people who successfully create a business do so in spite of their toxic behavior, not because of it.
Toxic behavior is screaming at people in meetings. It is belittling coworkers work. It is allowing the louder people to dominate the conversation even when their ideas are worse. It is making decisions through intimidation and politics rather than merit.
A toxic work environment is somewhere where toxic behavior is rewarded instead of stopped.
Toxic people like to believe they get their way because their ideas are better, but they aren’t.