 "When a director senses smoke")
On January 20, 2019, Los Angeles Times carried a report about the allegedly toxic leadership style and adverse impact on colleagues of an important public figure, the chancellor of the University of California. I don’t know the person or the facts, but the report was an investigative response after sensing smoke. There is great awareness about toxic leaders, and the possibility of creating autocratic CEOs nowadays. When sensed, boards can no more turn a blind eye. They have to respond with action just as they would if they sensed a burning smell in their residential building.
The board member of a
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