Why do so Many incompetent Men become Leaders? by Tomas Chamorro-premuzic: Animated Summary

Hello everyone and welcome to Big Ideas, growing minds. We are very happy that you are here. Please consider subscribing to the channel. Your support means a lot to us. Today's big idea comes from Tomas. Morning of music. Tomas wrote a book with a controversial and somewhat provocative title. Because? Why do so

many

incompetent

men

become

leaders

? In the book, he asks two powerful questions: Why is it so easy for

incompetent

men to

become

leaders

, and why is it so difficult for competent people, especially competent women, to advance Part 1 confidence disguised as competence? The first thing he addresses is the difference between competence and confidence.

Exceptional achievers are often quick to attribute their achievements to their confidence, but in reality confidence means nothing if you don't have the necessary skills. Imagine, for example, a cardiac surgeon confident and without the skills necessary to Back up that confidence Tomas points out that for some reason we don't apply this logic when it comes to leadership and often people are promoted solely on the basis of their bloated confidence. themselves, referring to the work of the famous psychologist Daniel Kahneman. While both men and women tend to see themselves as better than average in virtually any area of ​​competence, we also learned that men tend to overvalue themselves more often than women, and since overconfidence leads to leadership promotions, we have part of the explanation for the unequal gender distribution ratio for leadership positions.

Tomas further argues that men have an unfair advantage since confident men are automatically perceived as influential and competent, while women Confident women are not seen this way due to stereotypical gender biases second part why the bad guys win this part of the book focuses on narcissism and psychopathy and explains why we love people with these toxic traits and why that, nevertheless, we should have used them as leaders. Narcissism involves an unrealistic sense of superiority that manifests itself in the form of vanity, self-admiration, and delusion of talent. Psychopaths are often charming, eloquent, and persuasive individuals who at first glance appear to be obvious candidates for leadership roles, however, their lack of moral tendency toward reckless behavior and lack of empathy often make them completely unsuitable as leaders, although Both narcissists and psychopaths possess what seem like unattractive characteristics that somehow fascinate us.

They and most of the time they have leadership positions because, well, for starters, they are often great at selling themselves and their ideas; However, the fact of the matter is that they are not great leaders. Studies have shown that they are significantly more prone to counterproductive actions. and antisocial work behavior and tend to abuse their power third part the myth of charisma contradictory to popular belief the world's most effective business leaders are not characterized by their charisma in fact, research has shown that the world's greatest leaders are defined By being persistent and humble and excelling in developing their teams, organizations tend to ignore this information when appointing leaders and most of the time charisma is mentioned as one of the most important leadership skills, leaving women facing the apparent chicken and egg situation. situation, since women are rarely in senior leadership positions, people are less likely to see them as charismatic, and since they are not seen as charismatic, they are rarely promoted to leadership positions, part of the female advantage so far we have learned that confidence does not equal competence. that charisma is just a mirage and that traits like narcissism and psychopathy hurt more than they help when it comes to leadership performance, this makes Tomás Chamorro free music wonder if all of these characteristics don't make for good leaders and Most of these characteristics are found more frequently in men.

Could women be better suited for leadership? He notes that studies have shown that women leaders are more likely to command respect and pride from their followers, communicate their vision effectively, empower and guide subordinates, and approach problem solving in a more In contrast, male leaders are They are statistically less likely to bond or connect with their subordinates and are relatively more inept at rewarding them for actual performance. Part 5. Conclusion It cannot be denied that women's path to leadership positions is paved with

many

barriers. But a much bigger problem is the lack of career barriers for incompetent men in some.

Tomas claims that the main reason for the unequal gender ratio in leadership is the fact that confidence, charisma or charm are commonly confused with leadership potential and that this occurs much more frequently. in men than in women and with this we conclude this video on why so many incompetent men become leaders by Tomás Chamorro opera music we hope you enjoyed it if so please remember to like it take care and see you soon