In this article, Carolyn Kepcher explains why it often seems like unqualified, unintelligent, untalented people are the ones scoring the promotions. She explains that this often happens because of the "B bosses" who are doing the hiring. "They know they're not the best, and they spend a lot of time trying to hide that." They
In this article, Carolyn Kepcher explains why it often seems like unqualified, unintelligent, untalented people are the ones scoring the promotions. She explains that this often happens because of the "B bosses" who are doing the hiring. "They know they're not the best, and they spend a lot of time trying to hide that." They are afraid of the top performing people who work for them, because they feel threatened by them. These top performers "should get all the promotions, but they don't, thanks to those B team members who don't want them around. The B bosses want to surround themselves with C players to make themselves look good." The answer, then, may lie in recognizing the situation in your own workplace (and possibly getting out of it) before it's too late and you end up stuck in a position with no hope for future advancement. Then, when looking for a new job, look for "A team" leaders who "surround themselves with the best and the brightest, and who aren't afraid to admit that they do not have all of the answers."
New York Daily News, 12/7/2011
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