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The psychopaths in the room

That study about brain-damaged investors reminds me a recent Fast Company cover story, Is Your Boss a Psychopath? I suppose it's hardly news that emotionally stunted people make some of the best business decisions, but it's nice to see one's suspicions given the halo of science.

The Fast Company article points to Enron by way of example but I thought it interesting that it focuses on CFO Andrew Fastow and says nothing about CEO Jeffrey Skilling. Pretty much all I know about Enron's higher-ups I got from the documentary The Smartest Guys in the Room, so maybe I'm missing something here, but Skilling strikes me as a textbook psychopath. At any rate, the film portrays him in studied contrast to Enron's other CEO, Kenneth Lay. Whereas Lay sweats and shakes while lying, Skilling not only sells his bullshit with heart but jokes about it. He's one scary mofo.