Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?
(And How to Fix It)

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic has asked a pertinent question and provided insight on how to fix the issue of incompetent people becoming leaders. Although it focuses on why incompetent men become leaders, he identifies behaviours, traits and characteristics incompetent leaders have that many organisations......more

The title of this book grabbed my attention because I work with a pretty incompetent leader: a “manager” my co-workers and I often do our best to work around, rather than with, because he is at best useless and often actively harmful. In addition, he takes pride in being above knowing how to do anyt......more

The short answer is that make characteristics are considered more favorable and that a man’s confidence is often mistaken for competence. Working in a predominantly male industry, I see this a lot. Another study also shows that if you talk a lot, you’re considered leadership material, even if you ju......more

All the male leaders who really should read this book probably won’t. But I now have more sophisticated ways of silently judging them.......more

Thanks to Harvard Business Review Press and Netgalley for the advance review copy. Once I read the title of this book, I knew I had to read it. Yes, it’s a little clickbait-y but it’s certain to grab attention and get people talking. In my current role my team and I work to develop leadership skills......more