Psychopathy is defined as scoring a 30&#x2F;40 or higher on the standard psychometric for it, the Hare psychopathy checklist.<p>Psychopathy is characterized by a number of traits that are sometimes adaptable and sometimes maladaptive, depending on the context. Those traits include impulsivity, irresponsibility, and a lack of empathy.<p>There are <i>far</i> more psychopaths in prisons than there are in board rooms. Successful psychopathy seems rare, even among psychopaths. But, being a CEO is rare anyway, and since we can agree that many CEO&#x27;s share a certain personality type, it&#x27;s not a stretch to think that the personality type they share is trending towards a personality disorder, namely psychopathy.<p>Where do you remember reading that? I&#x27;d like to vet the reliability of the source before I make inferences on it.