{"id":11298,"date":"2014-01-14T02:55:27","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T07:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atlantictraining.com\/blog\/?p=11298"},"modified":"2021-06-21T05:27:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T05:27:59","slug":"spot-psychopath-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/spot-psychopath-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Spot a Psychopath in Your Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffrey Dahmer. Richard Kuklinski. Charles Manson. Kenneth Bianchi. Dennis Rader. Bernie Madoff. These are a few of the most infamous psychopaths of the past 50 years.<\/p>\n<p>While many people who fit the profile of a psychopath aren&#8217;t serial killers or notorious criminals, they share a number of the same characteristics. And that can make them nightmares in the workplace.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What&#8217;s fundamentally different about [psychopaths] is that they do not have a conscience regarding their conduct, no matter how catastrophic the consequences might be,&#8221; explained Kelly Wilson, president and director of forensic services for Edina, Minn.-based PsyBar LLC, during a presentation at the 2013 National Safety Congress and Expo in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many of them are literally unable to experience human attachment or genuine human emotion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Even if their behavior isn&#8217;t criminal, psychopaths bring a number of toxic traits into the workplace, Wilson explained. Citing the research of the late Hervey Cleckley \u2013 a pioneer in the study of psychopathy \u2013 Wilson noted that psychopaths tend to be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Superficially charming and gregarious.<\/li>\n<li>Inhumanly calm.<\/li>\n<li>Unreliable.<\/li>\n<li>Dishonest and insincere.<\/li>\n<li>Antisocial.<\/li>\n<li>Arrogant and egocentric.<\/li>\n<li>Unresponsive to interpersonal relations.<\/li>\n<li>Outrageous and uninviting in their behavior.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Psychopaths, Wilson noted, also tend to have &#8220;an inclination for breaking rules and pushing the limits of acceptable behavior&#8221; \u2013 which can undermine workplace-safety efforts in a heartbeat.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to these and other common characteristics, psychopaths often share a chameleon-like ability to blend into normal society without being noticed (a concept introduced in Cleckley&#8217;s landmark book &#8220;The Mask of Sanity&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Psychopaths just have a stillness about them, where you don&#8217;t really know what&#8217;s going on,&#8221; Wilson said. &#8220;It&#8217;s called the mask of sanity \u2013 where they put on their everyday face, but what&#8217;s behind it is something altogether different.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ehstoday.com\/safety\/nsc-2013-how-spot-psychopath-your-workplace\">Read Full Article At Ehstoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Related Training DVDs:<\/h2>\n<div id=\"images_hz\">\n<h3>Legal and Effective Progressive Discipline Training DVD<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/legal-and-effective-progressive-discipline-training-dvd.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pro000-vhs-eng1-1.jpg\" alt=\"psychopath\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> Learn the vital steps of progressive discipline and observe the results of its proper implementation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/legal-and-effective-progressive-discipline-training-dvd.html\"> View Product<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"images_hz\">\n<h3>It&#8217;s Not Working: Workplace Etiquette DVD Training<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/it-s-not-working-workplace-etiquette-dvd-training.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/rsp001.jpg\" alt=\"psychopath\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> Stresses the importance of decorum at work, showing how bad manners can affect productivity. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/it-s-not-working-workplace-etiquette-dvd-training.html\"> View Product<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"images_hz\">\n<h3>Ethics Made Simple DVD<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/ethics-made-simple-dvd.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ethics.jpg\" alt=\"psychopath\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> Comprehensive workplace ethics training program that covers virtually every major workplace ethics topic in 8 and a half minutes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/ethics-made-simple-dvd.html\"> View Product<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffrey Dahmer. Richard Kuklinski. Charles Manson. Kenneth Bianchi. Dennis Rader. Bernie Madoff. These are a few of the most infamous psychopaths of the past 50 years. While many people who fit the profile of a psychopath aren&#8217;t serial killers or notorious criminals, they share a number of the same characteristics. 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