it is claimed that success and ruthlessness have a correlation.

if one were ruthless, one would carry out rational goals for one's self-interest without any care or compassion for others. and it may include brutal and aggressive means to achieve them. so in certain areas, ruthlessness may be an element of success, to eliminate all opposition to one's greed and self-benefit.

question would be how compassionate must u be then? haha. if compassion's really useless, then tell me why nice guys can be in top jobs.

looks like it boils down to finding the golden balance or ratio again.