Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work (Paperback)

from fist

"Dumb psychopaths go to prison, smart psychopaths go to the executive floor". That's the premise of this interesting book that analyses how psychopaths manage to be successful in corporate environments or in specific industries. According to the author, psychopaths are 4 times more frequent among...

from janoorani24

I found chapters 2 and 8-9 useful. The rest of the book is repetitive and the writing is amateurish.

from Miro

- Babiak and Hare write the story of a fictional Dave, an archetype business psychopath. The story is accompanied by highlight boxes with relevant research and concludes with helpful defensive techniques if one has to deal with one of these people. They show how psychopathological aggression, sel...

from snarkhunt

Bleargh. Pointless and shallow. Not what I expected from the man who wrote the diagnostic test for psychopathy. The lameness of this book makes me begin to wonder about the thinking behind the diagnosis. On the other hand, made me realize I haven't worked with anyone who is truly a psychopath.

from cissa

This could have been about a third of the length and not lost content. It is VERY repetitive. I'm not sure how helpful it is, either, although the last couple of chapters do make a pass at offering hints about how to cope if one is working with such a snake. The authors also claim that not all co...