Difference Between Narcissists And Psychopaths
Posted on28 Dec 2015
TagsPersonality, psychopaths, Real-time personality assessment, Psychopath in Workplace Series, persona, sycophant, narcissists
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Many show no difference between narcissists and psychopaths. Though minorities, they can wreak havoc on careers, organizational cultures, office politics and teams.... Read More
Problem With Givers at Work
Posted on04 May 2015
TagsThe Economist, The Atlantic, self-interest, psychopaths, Management by objective, evolution, Charles Darwin, altruism
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The problem with givers is that Darwin saw them as a threat to evolution. He could not explain why their altruistic trait... Read More
Self-Regulated Psychopath, Implications for Emotional Intelligence (Pt 2)
Posted on05 May 2014
Tagsconflict, organizational culture, Daniel Goleman, diversity, emotional intelligence, emotions, empathy, intelligence, psychopaths, sensitive people
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Previously, I recommended revisiting Emotional Intelligence (EI) as proposed by advocates of Daniel Goleman. That centered on empathy. This is on self-regulation,... Read More
Empathetic Psychopaths, Implications for Emotional Intelligence (Pt 1)
Posted on24 Apr 2014
Tagsassessments, brain, cognition, Daniel Goleman, emotional intelligence, empathy, happiness, intelligence, psychopaths, Psychopath in Workplace Series, James Fallon
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It has been over twenty years since Daniel Goleman wrote his groundbreaking book, Emotional Intelligence (EI), and close to twenty-five years since... Read More
The Truth About Authenticity (Pt 2): Dislikeable Authenticity
Posted on04 Nov 2013
Tagseuphemisms, good vs evil, honesty, nature/nurture, people's differences, psychopaths, rationale, truth, unawareness, sociopaths, authenticity, Truth About Authenticity
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Most would claim they like authenticity; it’s a form of honesty. Yet, what happens when we run into authenticity we don’t like?... Read More
Working with Psychopaths
Obviously, not working with psychopaths is the best option. That, however, isn’t always practical. Additionally, it’s neither practical nor optimal to distrust... Read More
How Psychopaths Become CEO’s (Pt 5) – Relational Preferences
Posted on09 Sep 2013
Tagsconfidence, organizational culture, emotional intelligence, hypocrisy, interpersonal, Personality, power, psychopaths, relationships, rules, style, success, Talent, uncertainty, Psychopath in Workplace Series, charisma, uniformity
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Psychopaths prefer relationships in which we will tend to: Permit psychopaths to break the rules Be seduced by confidence Misinterpret success for... Read More
How Psychopaths Become CEO’s (Pt 4) – Preferred Cultures
Posted on22 Aug 2013
Tagsauthority, competitive, conflict, organizational culture, dissent, diversity, education, emotional intelligence, Harvard Business Review, incentives, negative, process, psychopaths, relationships, rules, self-interest, Psychopath in Workplace Series, bottom-line focus, ends justifies means
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Previously, the situations and trends psychopaths prefer. Now, we will discuss the cultures as summarized in the introductory post of this mini-series:... Read More
How Psychopaths Become CEO’s (Pt 3) – Preferred Trends
Posted on12 Aug 2013
Tagschange, competition, discipline, economics, emotions, event, power, procedure, process, psychopaths, relationships, resistance to change, rules, Stalin, Anatomy of an Event, flow, Psychopath in Workplace Series, Lenin, Trotsky, Russian Revolution, fiscal discipline, operational discipline
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Psychopaths often become CEO’s because we ask them to do so. We usually do so unknowingly, but circumstances around events encourage us... Read More
How Psychopaths Become CEO’s (Pt 2) – Situational Preferences
Posted on18 Jul 2013
Tagscompetition, control, executive, formal organizational power, hierarchy, leadership, organization, power, process, psychopaths, rules, situation, Psychopath in Workplace Series
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The introductory post of this mini-series summarized the situations promoting the rise of psychopaths to CEO as: Formal hierarchies, organizations, processes and... Read More
