Snakes in Suits

When Psychopaths Go to Work

Dr. Paul Babiak, Dr. Robert D. Hare, Paul Babiak, Robert D. Hare

• Publisher: Harper Business
• Year: 2009
• Print ISBN: 9780061147890
• eBook ISBN: 9780061854453
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Industrial Management
• Index: Psychology

Revised and updated with the latest scientific research and updated case studies, the business classic that offers a revealing look at psychopaths in the workplace—how to spot their destructive behavior and stop them from creating chaos in the modern corporate organization.

Over the past decade, Snakes in Suits has become the definitive book on how to discover and defend yourself against psychopaths in the office. Now, Dr. Paul Babiak and Dr. Robert D. Hare return with a revised and updated edition of their essential guide.

All of us at some point have—or will—come into contact with psychopathic individuals. The danger they present may not be readily apparent because of their ability to charm, deceive, and manipulate. Although not necessarily criminal, their self-serving nature frequently is destructive to the organizations that employ them. So how can we protect ourselves and our organizations in a business climate that offers the perfect conditions for psychopaths to thrive?

In Snakes in Suits, Hare, an expert on the scientific study of psychopathy, and Babiak, an industrial and organizational psychologist and a leading authority on the corporate psychopath, examine the role of psychopaths in modern corporations and provide the tools employers can use to avoid and deal with them. Together, they have developed the B-Scan 360, a research tool designed specifically for business professionals.

Dr. Babiak and Dr. Hare reveal the secret lives of psychopaths, explain the ways in which they manipulate and deceive, and help you to see through their games. The rapid pace of today’s corporate environment provides the perfect breeding ground for these "snakes in suits" and this newly revised and updated classic gives you the insight, information, and power to protect yourself and your company before it’s too late.

SEARCHABLE TERMS

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abandonment phase, of manipulation

confrontation

in corporate environment

irresponsibility and

lacking empathy and

lacking guilt/remorse and

psychopathic traits evident in

reasons for

Abbot, Jack

abuse

intimidation deterring reporting

reporting

Adelphia Communications fraud

adolescent-limited aggression

advertising jobs

affective domain

affinity fraud

aggression

inability to act without

origin of

Andersen, Donna

anger/vindication

antisocial domain

antisocial personality disorder (APD)

ascension phase

assessing psychopathy. See psychopathic traits assessment phase, of manipulation

attractive targets for

determining potential gain in

emotional weaknesses and

forging bonds in

messages communicated in

potential gains leading to

psychological defenses and

psychopathic traits evident in

reinforcing victim persona in

attributed personality. See reputation (attributed personality)

backgrounds, checking

Bernardo, Paul

Bing, Stanley

Bird, Anne

blame. See responsibility, avoiding bonds, with psychopaths

avoiding

forging process

bosses. See also hiring executives; leadership; managing

desired traits in

from hell

psychopathic, handling

supervisor style study

brain imaging/responses

B-Scan

bullies. See also corporate psychopaths; corporate psychopaths, handling

non-psychopathic

origin of aggression

traits of

understanding company policies ab...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Act I, Scene I - Grand Entrance
• Act I, Scene II - Off and Running
• Act II, Scene I - Hail-Fellow-Well-Met
• Act II, Scene II - Plucking the Apple
• Act III, Scene I - Panic Time
• Act III, Scene II - An Honest Mistake?
• Act III, Scene III - Let’s Do Lunch
• Act IV - Doubts Dance Away
• Act V, Scene I - Circle the Wagons
• Act V, Scene II - Unraveling the Puzzle
• Act V, Scene III - The Rise and the Fall
• Notes
• Acknowledgments
• Searchable Terms
• About the Authors
• Other Books by Robert D. Hare, Ph.D.
• Credits
• Copyright
• About the Publisher