I could have sworn I posted something on this subject a year or two back, but can I find it?
Anyway, here’s a useful piece from Fast Company magazine about why psychopaths often thrive in the corporate environment, and how the related but different category of ‘productive narcissists’ can go on to achieve great things: Is Your Boss A Psychopath?
Is your boss a psychopath? or just a ‘productive narcissist’?
Andy,
I think this issue of psychopathy in our culture is one that more change agents need to be educated about. Glad to see it mentioned here. I’ve linked to a page on my site about ponerology, which is a field dedicated to studying issues like that. You might find it worth the read.
Is it this article by any chance Andy?
http://coachingleaders.emotional-climate.com/is-your-boss-insane-and-what-to-do-about-it/
It’s not that one, which was actually written about 5 years later. The article I was thinking of was inspired by the book ‘The Corporation’ (the gist of which is that if a corporation is legally regarded as a person, as it is in some ways, especially in the US, then that person is a psychopath). I think the article was lost when I moved blog platforms.