According to research by Dr. Paul Babiak and Dr. Robert Hare, one in 25 business leaders may be a psychopath. Their research will be presented in a BBC Horizon documentary called Are you good or evil?, Wednesday, September 7, at 9 p.m.
Read One in 25 business leaders may be a psychopath, study finds, on Guardian.co.uk.
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I wonder if Dr. Babiak and Dr. Hare conducted the same study on our elected public officials what the outcome would show??? Interesting
Milo,
it would show that 1 in 25 politicians is NOT a psychopath.
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That article strikes me as badly written because it doesn’t talk about the evil that spaths do. It just says over and over that they are charming. That would read an uninformed reader to think, “oh how nice, a bumbling charmer. What’s so bad about that?”
I agree with your percentages of politicians, Sky, look at how many governors have lately been exposed as crooks, cheaters, etc. and how many other offices! That’s a statement, not a question! LOL
I think part of it is that “power corrupts” and part of it is that only someone very narcissistic would want a job as a politician. So I think we get the worst of even the best men and women we elect.
Just like no one who was “normal” would want a job as a prison guard no matter how much it paid, so we get a lot of people who are high in P traits applying for the job in the first place, and being around all those psychopaths rubs off bad on even the best of the people working there.
There is no way you can associate with psychopaths day in and day out and not start to think and act like them in some ways. it is “Contagious” to some extent. As the book of Proverbs says “Evil companions corrupt good morals.”
Oxy,
I don’t quite agree with you about the prison guards. My uncle and two cousins both worked in a prison, and they aren’t psychopaths. So evil traits don’t have to rub off. I guess it has to do with the obvious divide between the staff and inmates.
The problem with corporate psychopaths is that they aren’t wearing stripes so you can’t spot them.
shameonme,
It’s true that they can con you into doing things that you would not normally do, IF you don’t know about spaths.
Once we have been educated, they actually serve the opposite purpose: as an example of how not to be.
That’s why educating the public about them is so critical. Once enough people know that the spaths are out there and how to spot them, the tide will turn.
There is one problem though. It is a conundrum mentioned by Scott Peck in the very beginning of his book, “People of the Lie.” By informing everyone about the spaths, many higher functioning spaths will simply learn to wear their masks more tightly. Some of them will be difficult to ascertain. That’s why the education must be thorough. Spaths are sneaky and they like to pretend to be victims. The red flags should be taught in first grade.
The walking cold sore wanted to be a big time politician. She actually was elected chairperson of a board controlling school money. When she told me she wanted to run for a higher office that was the first time I realized I was in above my head. I agree with Ox.its not possible to spend that much time with these walking cold sores and not have them rub you the wrong way.God bless those who have the strength to resist s/n tendencies. I was only in the relationship for a short while and am a changeed person. The when in Rome factor changes people
Milo: I truly believe the globalist world is going to the dogs because the “sociopaths” have taken over.
Many world leaders are “psychos.” Psychos always gravitate towards money and power and I wouldn’t be surprised if there are some in our own government calling the shots.
Yep, money and power…they seem to go hand in hand…
HAS ANYONE HEARD FROM PANTHER????
I’ve been working in the executive suite for more than 20 years at major corporations – household names you would know.
I can tell you that yes, BOTH N’s and S’s are crawling all over the place in the corner offices. I’ve seen it, and it goes to reason.
When you have an executive level job, it’s not like anybody can see the results of what you’ve done that day immediately, like one can see what a welder accomplished, or a builder, or a nurse. The implications of the decisions executives do take months and years to materialize. So the only way to judge an executive in the here and now is to listen – do they speak with confidence? Do they seem to know what they’re talking about? To watch – do they dress appropriately? act appropriately? As we know, spaths are the ultimate fakers and liars. They can mimic, they can fake, they can copy, and they’re ruthless. They’re not held back by empathy for the people they hurt.
If you haven’t read the PSYCHOPATH TEST it’s a very funny read that touches on this topic.
I’ve had countless “N” bosses over the years. I know exactly what they want and how to play the game. My mother was a N, my bosses are “N”s, it’s familiar. And very unhealthy.
SK