The Six Phases of the Female Organisational Psychopath (PDF Resource)

Learn about the Female Organisational Psychopath, also called the Workplace Psychopath, in this 42-page booklet by Dr Fiona M. Girkin. It covers how to recognise the Female Psychopath, the six stages she follows to infiltrate a workplace, and effective strategies to address the issues she creates.

There are three key sections:

1 - Identification: Covering how psychopaths are identified and some key criteria to look for when you have concerns.

2 - Infiltration: The six phases she will often go through when infiltrating a workplace. Which are

1) The False Narrative (job application),

2) The Debut Performance (Interview and initial employment),

3) The Trojan Horse (they arrive as a gift but are hiding a dark secret)

4) Jekyll and Hyde (when her bad behaviour begins to be noticed),

5) Fight or Flight (deciding how to respond to her and her deciding how to react) and

6) The Bad Apple (how her bad behaviour can impact and spread damaging an organisation.

3 - Implication: There are a number of key responses and solutions that are important when you find yourself in a difficult work situation with a Female Psychopath, and this section will cover what you should do and how you should respond.

While focused on Female Psychopaths, the guide also applies to Male Workplace Psychopaths.

Available as a downloadable PDF.