Jeff Pfeiffer at Stanford's Graduate School of Business studied C-Suite executives and found that, on average, they rank higher on psychological testing instruments that measure sociopathic traits. As you say, the business press tends to treat this as a feature, rather than a bug.
Jeff Pfeiffer at Stanford's Graduate School of Business studied C-Suite executives and found that, on average, they rank higher on psychological testing instruments that measure sociopathic traits. As you say, the business press tends to treat this as a feature, rather than a bug.
American culture tends to treat it as a feature and not a bug--indeed, most capitalist societies do this.
It is interesting to note how attitudes towards "business" changed between 1300 and the present. Usury used to be a sin, for example.
There were obvious problems with the previous attitudes, but we seem to have gone overboard in the other direction. No moderate middle approach (in practice).
Jeff Pfeiffer at Stanford's Graduate School of Business studied C-Suite executives and found that, on average, they rank higher on psychological testing instruments that measure sociopathic traits. As you say, the business press tends to treat this as a feature, rather than a bug.
American culture tends to treat it as a feature and not a bug--indeed, most capitalist societies do this.
It is interesting to note how attitudes towards "business" changed between 1300 and the present. Usury used to be a sin, for example.
There were obvious problems with the previous attitudes, but we seem to have gone overboard in the other direction. No moderate middle approach (in practice).