Why Incompetent Men Become Leaders
Channel: Brains Applied
Date: 2019-09-04

Howdy Cowboys,

It's been a while, but here's another video.
Today we're looking at why so many leaders are men and why this is a bad thing.
Spoiler alert: it's not because they're men, it's because we just hire incapable people.
We prefer people that are extraverted and confident. But those traits are unfortunately no guarantee for being a good leader. 

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