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Originally Posted by Draco T Bastard
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Articles which I can't read without subscribing to "premium content", and also according to you do not demonstrate the original research you're referring to. Furthermore, the NZ Herald is not a specialist science journal by any stretch of the imagination. Again, please reference.
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Oh, and if the rich and powerful are using the "same behavioural strategies that psychopaths do" that would be a good indication that they are psychopaths.
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No. If they were only able to use those same strategies, they would be. Psychopaths are stuck in their condition. Manipulation is the main weapon in the psychopath's arsenal, yet in my role as a team leader I must often consider how best to motivate my staff, which is definitely a form of manipulation. I can tell you that a caring, sharing, open and honest approach does not work with every staff member. Does this make me a psychopath? Only if I cannot leave that role when I walk out the door. Only if I feel a need to manage every part of my staff's life. Is a businessman who hides the truth in negotiation a psychopath? No he's a good businessman using established means to gain competitive advantage, unless hiding the truth is the way he deals with everyone in his life.
I think you should be honest and admit to yourself your bias against business is driving you to call on half-remembered pop sci reports here. Or reference an actual, scientifically-based study.