Its inherent to hierarchical organizations. To get to the top of the pyramid you literally have to step on human bodies. You need both very thick skin and litt

Its inherent to hierarchical organizations. To get to the top of the pyramid you literally have to step on human bodies. You need both very thick skin and little empathy for others as these are traits that will hold you back. Managing people thus becomes managing numbers. This is what MBA programs are for. To filter out those who get distracted by their human nature. Accounting purely on the basis of money fits like a glove because it is a simple, morally agnostic metric. Unless and until we can create productive organizational units that are far less hierarchical we are bound to be selecting and promoting these sociopathic traits. It should be possible. Its all about finding the right designs for coordination, information exchange, less idiotic incentives etc. There is no law that says that organizational structures that are good for conducting clan wars and the like are also the optimal way to build a sophisticated society.