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Old 10-08-2008, 06:56 AM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Skutch View Post
Well all I can say is that I would like to think that people at that level of accomplishment would take some pride in running a company properly, and that after a certain level of financial success it wouldn't always be JUST about money for them personally.
I remember a study done a couple of years ago (Is Your Boss a Psychopath? | Fast Company) which suggested that many CEOs had psychopathic tendencies - that their own edification grossly outweighed any concern for the fortunes of their company, which is exactly the sort of person you'd think you wouldn't want running a large organization.

I've known 4 big CEOs well, one of them being my brother. 2 of them were pretty normal, if driven, people (inlcuding my brother!) with great concern for their company, employees and shareholders. The other two are/were very selfish and self-centred bastards utimately concerned with their own compensation above all else.
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