Snakes in Suits

Snakes In Suits
When Psychopaths Go to Work

Hardcover edition
Author	Paul Babiak and Robert D. Hare
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Psychopathy, business
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	HarperBusiness
Publication date	May 9, 2006
Media type	Print
Pages	336 pp.
ISBN	978-0-06-083772-3

Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work is a non-fiction book by industrial psychologist Paul Babiak and psychopathy expert Robert D. Hare. The text was initially published by HarperBusiness on May 9, 2006.^[1]

Overview

The authors estimate that one in 100 people in North America are psychopaths.^[2] The text covers the nature of psychopaths in the context of employment and purports to explain:

• How psychopaths manipulate their way into work and get promoted,
• The effects of their presence on colleagues and corporations, and
• The superficial similarities (and fundamental differences) between leadership skills and psychopathic traits.

The work is interlaced with fictional narratives illustrating how the factual content applies to real-life situations.

See also

• The Mask of Sanity by Hervey M. Cleckley, first published in 1941.
• Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us by Robert D. Hare, first published in 1993.
• Evil Genes by Barbara Oakley, published in 2007.
• The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson, published in 2011.
• Psychopathy in the workplace

References

1. "Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work Hardcover". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
2. "Spotting psychopaths at work". news.bbc.co.uk. 1 December 2004. Retrieved 2014-01-28.

External links

• Snakes in suits and how to spot them, Whittell, Giles (2002-11-11) The Times.
• 'Snakes in Suits' in corporate offices, Today, NBC.
• the-disturbing-link-between-psychopathy-and-leadership, Forbes magazine, 2013

Reviews

• Gambotto-Burke, Antonella Snakes In Suits: When Psychopaths Go To Work
• Snakes in Suits, securitymanagement.com. Retrieved 2011-02-23.