6 June 2025, 13:31

By Simon Phillips

Elon Musk and Donald Trump are normalizing toxicity across corporate Britain.

Last week, I was coaching a senior executive who broke down in tears during our conversation. Not because of personal tragedy, but because her CEO's leadership style had created such a toxic environment that this accomplished professional felt worthless. This isn't isolated. Every week I receive emails from people asking how to deal with their authoritarian boss.

We're witnessing this same destructive pattern on the world's biggest stages through Donald Trump and Elon Musk. My analysis of both leaders reveals a troubling truth: their approach isn't just damaging their organisations, it's normalising toxicity across corporate Britain.

When I scored Trump and Musk using my own framework called LACE (Listening, Accountability, Collaboration, Empathy), the results were stark. Both leaders consistently fail at least........

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