Most bullies are psychopaths, but not all psychopaths look like bullies. Many blind us with their charm and dazzle us with their success. But they all share a common trait that makes them highly dangerous: they don't have empathy. Research tells us that one in twenty people have no empathy. Empathy is the human ingredient that enables trust, forges bonds and allows teams to work and workplaces to thrive. It is why we are able to build cities and play football. The psychopath is not interested in cooperative effort but in individual power and glory - and they will stomp on anyone who gets in their way, destroying careers, teams and, sometimes, organisations. Using research and stories drawn from history, politics, sports and business, Gillespie explains how workplace psychopaths - from bosses to clients, colleagues and customers - see the world, and highlights their devastating impact on workplaces. He shows empaths how to self-protect and organisations how to use trust, transparency and teamwork to insulate against the corrosive impact. Unflinching in its analysis of the problem and clear-sighted in suggesting solutions, this is an essential guide for spotting, managing and ejecting the workplace psycho, once and for all.

デイヴィッド・ギレスピーによる本書は、成功者の仮面を被った「共感なき捕食者」の正体を暴く戦慄の人間解剖書です。ビジネス書という枠を超え、信頼という人間性の根源を問うドラマ性に満ちています。歴史や政治を横断する鋭い筆致は、読者の知的好奇心と危機感を激しく焚きつけます。 描かれるのは、組織という聖域における善意と冷酷の死闘です。共感なき者がもたらす破滅を冷徹に描きつつ、読者には自己防衛の盾と、連帯を取り戻すための情熱的な希望を与えてくれます。闇に抗う英知を授ける本書は、現代社会を生き抜くすべての人の魂を救う、真実のサバイバル・ガイドです。