In fact, the problem began with the expectations. In short, the advertisements looked for a modern Attila the Hun who was also kind to animals. So candidates made up their strengths and weaknesses to suit the requirements. I have a strong suspicion that neither the candidates nor the interviewers deceived themselves about the veracity of these claims. Unfortunately, this does not end with interviews.
Good salesmen realize that the only way to grow in the organization is to become a sales manager.
They convince themselves and their organizations and end up becoming bad sales managers. Some excellent technical people succeed in becoming average technical managers. In the end, the organization with excellent people in the wrong jobs reconciles itself to mediocrity. In the world of tomorrow, this will be unacceptable. The key issue with knowledge organizations is not how to attract and retain talent but how to position the right talent in the right place.