Things that would scare the hell out of a normal person don’t frighten a psychopath at all. In fact their unemotional composure under fire is part of their attractiveness and explains why they often achieve success in highly volatile professions like the media, politics, finance and the military.
This lack of fear and warped view of risk can also lead to unnecessary risk-taking. Think of what happened in the global financial crisis and some of the less than ideal decisions taken by military leaders in the past.
Things to watch for are a package of risky investments, unwise alliances, inappropriate behaviour, and risqué comments.
The recent film about Jordan Belfort, “The Wolf of Wall Street” is a good example of corporate psychopaths.
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