Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?

Hetal Doshi, organisational psychologist

14-Jan-20 14:00

Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?

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Research shows that we as a society might be valuing the wrong qualities when it comes to selecting leaders - and this might be putting incompetent men into positions of power. We discuss this and what we should be aiming for instead.

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Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Tee Shiao Eek, Lim Sue Ann

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