Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders
(And How to Fix It)
by Tomas ChamorroPremuzic
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Best Leadership Books, Leadership, and Business.
Look around your office. Turn on the TV. Incompetent leadership is everywhere, and there's no denying that most of these leaders are men.In this timely and provocative book, Tomas ChamorroPremuzic asks two powerful questions: Why is it so easy for incompetent men to become leaders And why is it so hard for competent people?especially competent wo...
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