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Corporate Sociopaths: Why Transformations Fail, with Jonathon Grantham
Most transformations don't fail because of the tech. They fail because of a person, often a senior one who sounds confident on stage while quietly burning the trust real change needs.
Jonathon Grantham, software director and author of the Corporate Sociopath Handbook, breaks down the Dark Five traits, why organizations reward them, and the third-third-third rule behind every project.
About the Guest:
Jonathon Grantham is a director at Nexoid and author of the Corporate Sociopath Handbook. Over two decades across Australia and the UK, he has led large-scale technology and transformation programs.
Key Takeaways:
- Projects are a third tech, a third process, a third psychology; miss one and it fails
- Corporations are built to serve shareholders, which rewards sociopathic thinking
- The Dark Five: narcissism, Machiavellianism, sociopathy, sadism, spitefulness
- Sadism and spite help no one; sociopathy and self-promotion rise up the chain
- A warm, supportive boss can still be sociopathic; surface their real agenda
- Use AI to grow people into better roles, not to cut them, like IKEA did
Connect With the Guest:
Book website: https://www.corporatesociopathhandbook.com/
Company: https://www.nexoid.com/
Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Corporate-Sociopath-Handbook-unethical-success/dp/176378150X
Episode Chapters:
[09:00] Why Transformations Fail: It's Not the Tech (approx.)
[12:00] The Third-Third-Third Rule of Every Project (approx.)
[14:00] Why Corporations Are Structurally Sociopathic (approx.)
[17:00] The Dark Five Personality Traits Explained (approx.)
[24:00] How Toxic Behavior Shows Up at Work (approx.)
[27:00] Talking to a Sociopathic Boss, Surfacing the Agenda (approx.)
[40:00] AI Done Right: The IKEA Call-Center Story (approx.)
[49:00] Pay, Performance, and Working on the Same Problem (approx.)
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