Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?

<p><b>Look around your office. Turn on the TV. Incompetent leadership is everywhere and there's no denying that most of these leaders are men.</b></p><p>In this timely and provocative book Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic 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 women--to advance?</p><p>Marshaling decades of rigorous research Chamorro-Premuzic points out that although men make up a majority of leaders they underperform when compared with female leaders. In fact most organizations equate leadership potential with a handful of destructive personality traits like overconfidence and narcissism. In other words these traits may help someone get selected for a leadership role but they backfire once the person has the job.</p><p>When competent women--and men who don't fit the stereotype--are unfairly overlooked we all suffer the consequences. The result is a deeply flawed system that rewards arrogance rather than humility and loudness rather than wisdom.</p><p>There is a better way. With clarity and verve Chamorro-Premuzic shows us what it really takes to lead and how new systems and processes can help us put the right people in charge.</p>