{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/aa0a2fd3-48ef-4888-91fa-5f91d8f4949d/0091e727-7dbf-4cfb-9647-96faabc9bf93?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic on why incompetent men become leaders","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/610bbe2c7480759fbb971e0f/610bbe479098af0012ac732e.png?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, Julia welcomes her first male guest to the podcast – Professor Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, organisational psychologist and author of Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (And How to Fix It). They discuss how Tomas’ Argentinian, military-based background inspired his passion for understanding how individuals and organisations manage and select leaders, and how we have a tendency to be seduced by stereotypically masculine traits – such as perceived confidence – at the expense of competence. So what makes a good leader, and how can we make better, fairer selections? As Tomas explains, the key lies in fixing the system.</p><p><br></p> ","author_name":"A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard"}