Freakonomics Radio / Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses? (Ep. 495 Replay)

Summary

People who are good at their jobs routinely get promoted into bigger jobs they’re bad at. We explain why firms keep producing incompetent managers — and why that’s unlikely to change.

Subtitle: People who are good at their jobs routinely get promoted into bigger jobs they’re bad at. We explain why firms keep producing incompetent managers — and why that’s unlikely to change.
Duration: 00:49:53
Publishing date: 2023-03-16 03:00
Link: http://freakonomics.com/
Contributors: Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher; author
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Shownotes

People who are good at their jobs routinely get promoted into bigger jobs they’re bad at. We explain why firms keep producing incompetent managers — and why that’s unlikely to change.