Workplaces dominated by toxic personalities have a leadership problem.
Toxicity on an individual level usually coincides with narcissistic traits and a lack of boundaries or controls installed by the organization.
When toxic people rule organizations,?it is due to failures at the top to address conflict adequately.
When individuals call out the problem, more senior leadership becomes intertwined, as their systems and leadership are impugned when the problem is scrutinized.
When such weak leadership has their decisions scrutinized, their priority becomes their own self-preservation instead of guiding the organization through complex issues.