Monkey CEO, Monkey Due By David Futrelle  (MONEY Magazine) –
Sure, some of those sleazy execs trudging into courtrooms may
ultimately prove themselves not guilty of fraud. But most of
them, it's fair to say, were guilty of fairly obnoxious
behavior. Even if they don't go to jail, just getting them out
of the corner office may be enough to make the business world a
better place. At least if I'm reading my baboon history right.
A fascinating new study (available at tells the true story of a
troop of Kenyan baboons transformed from a fractious gang given
to Apprentice-style squabbling and posturing into a kinder,
gentler troop more interested in grooming than bashing each
other with bananas. The change was not inspired by a visit from
the baboon equivalent of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy's Fab
Five. No, it came after an outbreak of tuberculosis killed off
Forest Troop's alpha males--a nasty bunch who had spent most of
their time fighting and jockeying for position at a local
garbage dump that, unfortunately