New research says 3% to 21% of executives have psychopathic traits

Psychopaths are as common in the upper echelons of the corporate world as they are in prison, according to forensic psychologist Nathan Brooks.

In research presented in Australia this week, Brooks and his colleagues found that 21 percent of 261 corporate professionals in the supply chain management industry had clinically significant levels of psychopathic traits.

Brooks said job candidates should be assessed first on their character, and then on whether they have the needed skills and qualifications, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

One in five bosses is a psychopath, research reveals, on SMH.com.au.

How to tell if your co-worker is a psychopath, on NYPost.com.

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