The Dark Triad and Pitch-Black Tetrad
The Dark Triad is made up of three traits: Machiavellianism, Narcissism and Psychopathy. They are considered to be fairly prevalent in the world of work. Researchers have linked these behavioral traits with the process of acquiring of leadership. The dark triad has been found to be particularly highly represented in more senior roles, including the C-suite. In fact, some researchers have put the proportion of CEOs with clinically significant levels of psychopathic traits as high as 20%.. We see the dark triad as incomplete and have added schadenfreude as the fourth area of measurement, representing the Pitch-Black Tetrad.
