Why do most leaders or bosses tend to have poor people skills
Surely that’s counterintuitive?
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SW-User
I think people at the top are hyperintelligent and are prepared to dedicate most if not all their time to their careers to be the best - 100 hour work weeks where time for social interaction is minimal.
The MD of our company for instance - super intelligent but totally inept with social interactions and with reading social cues. He's an insomniac who only sleeps 4 hours a day, and quite literally works the rest of the day.
Someone who's prepared to dedicate all their free time to their careers won't afford themselves much time to develop adequete social skills.
The MD of our company for instance - super intelligent but totally inept with social interactions and with reading social cues. He's an insomniac who only sleeps 4 hours a day, and quite literally works the rest of the day.
Someone who's prepared to dedicate all their free time to their careers won't afford themselves much time to develop adequete social skills.
JovialPlutonian · 36-40, M
@SW-User if they were that intelligent then they would recognise the benefits of learning social skills.
SW-User
@JovialPlutonian I don't think that's the case. From the literature I've read, it seems a lot of these types of successful people find social interactions challenging, didn't do well at school etc. Most who reach the top start during their late teens/earley twenties and won't stop until their forties - that entire time they will be consumed by their careers.
Plus social skills aren't always a key to success - if you're really good at one thing, and you can make lots of money/make other people lots of money by doing it, it doesn't matter if you can be charming, or make people laugh - you're going to be successful regardless.
Just take a look at the biggest names in business today; Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg come to mind. Hyperintelligent businessman, dedicated themselves to what they do, now lead the pack - but totally inept socially. I find a lot of CEO's / MD's to be this way.
Plus social skills aren't always a key to success - if you're really good at one thing, and you can make lots of money/make other people lots of money by doing it, it doesn't matter if you can be charming, or make people laugh - you're going to be successful regardless.
Just take a look at the biggest names in business today; Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg come to mind. Hyperintelligent businessman, dedicated themselves to what they do, now lead the pack - but totally inept socially. I find a lot of CEO's / MD's to be this way.
JovialPlutonian · 36-40, M
@SW-User they’re more like specialists
hunkalove · 61-69, M
JovialPlutonian · 36-40, M
@hunkalove at least they earn their wages
JovialPlutonian · 36-40, M
@hunkalove it’s quite pathetic really
Because most leaders are corporate psychopaths that got there on the backs and lives of others...
...true leaders of men are as rare as rocking horse shit!
...true leaders of men are as rare as rocking horse shit!
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@JovialPlutonian A more modern example might be Nelson Mandela...but seriously, the "character" of most people of this age is woefully undeveloped...
JovialPlutonian · 36-40, M
@Mandalorian the older generation did too much for them, it made them dependant
@JovialPlutonian Agreed..
BrewCityBarfly · M
There could be a variety of reasons, but more often than not, I see leaders in organizations hiring people with very similar characteristics. So, if you have someone on top with poor people skills, and a strong technical acumen, they'll tend towards people with strong technical acumen and poor people skills. This cascades down.
JovialPlutonian · 36-40, M
@BrewCityBarfly I suppose so
Jasondf · M
Because we’re surrounded by fuck tards
Jasondf · M