Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?

The Bigger Picture · The Daily Digest · 14 Jan 2020 · 21 mins listen

Research shows that we as a society might be valuing the wrong qualities when it comes to selecting leaders - and this might be putting incompetent men into positions of power. We discuss this and what we should be aiming for instead.

Produced by:

Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by:

Sharmilla Ganesan,Tee Shiao Eek,Lim Sue Ann

Categories:

Politics,Law and Legal Matters,Technology,Tech,Business Analysis,Medical Innovation and Technology,Social Issues,History,People and Places,Health Policy,Diseases and Conditions,Mental Health,Healthy Living,Fitness

Tags:

The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, incompetent men, political leaders, leadership, charisma, gender, personality, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, confidence, competence, confirmation bias, mass media, narcissism, social media, television, fame, humility, integrity, self-promotion

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Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?

Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?