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Ep. 759: Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Why So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?

The quick answer to why so many competent men become leaders is that we don't care as much about competence as we should. We promote people based on things that are not relevant, but traits that seduce us,. Things like confidence, charisma, even narcissism. They actually hinder or inhibit leadership effectiveness. It's a little bit like saying, why do so many antisocial individuals or criminals or prisoners? Why do men over-index in these populations?

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