Psychopathic Bosses Are All Too Common.

The above article was published in the Sydney Morning Herald 14/9/2017. It reveals, et al, that psychopaths are as prevalent in the upper echelons of the corporate world as they are in jails. 21% of inmates in jail are psychopaths and the same number of executives of the corporate business are psychopaths. In the general community, 1% are psychopaths.

I speculate that CEO`s at the Rugby League club level would not be in the 21% group of psychopaths because it is the very top position in any corporation that psychopaths aim for. Once there, psychopaths set out to destroy that organisation.

There are more psychopaths among politicians than in the general community--this was not in the article but from psychology classes I attended some time ago.

The author of the article says that when recruitting staff, a bigger priority should be placed on assessing the personality of job candidates over their skills and qualifications.

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    •  The Bug ;  Sorry about that--age has caught up with me but thanks for bringing it to my attention attention.

  • What's your point Robert?
  • Is this a warning for Bernie?

    •  Longfin Eel: No worries there. I said in my speculation that club Ceo`s are unlikely to be pinged for that.

  • My boss is a prime example of this study . Absaloute control freak who has a Jekyll and Hyde personality . Very successfull bloke who I get on like a house on fire with , however ... You have to adjust your approach daily ( sometimes hourly ) to stay on his good side .
    • You obviously work for yourself.

  • Just because a person is a sociopath (psychopath) doesn't mean they want to destroy things and kill people. The vast majority of sociopaths treat people well because they know it's in their best interests. For the same reason they do their best in whatever job they choose.
  • Haha you've got me . I was gunna say I've been known to wankk my boss off here and there but I thought that would be a dead giveaway ..
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