New Test May Identify Some Bosses From Hell

Workers of the world, take heart! Soon your company could be vetting members of its managerial staff for a hidden “dark side” to their personalities, courtesy of a new psychological test. Invented by a British consulting firm from real-life data of bosses who have “gone off the rails,” the test is the first to address the Mr. Hyde side of those in managerial positions.

Distrust, arrogance and more--all will be revealed once your boss sits down with the “Hogan Development Survey,” report the authors, of Psychological Consultancy Ltd., at a recent meeting of the British Psychological Society. And that, they say, is important. After all, people who give great job interviews may still be mean sons-of-guns to work for. And, if you choose to use the test on staff you’ve already hired, you can retrain them to help them brush up on their social skills.