Comment by Archit3ch
2 days ago
> I've managed people for decades and this has been a common pattern. I'd have people come to me with their plans to be in the C-suite in five or ten years, based precisely on self-help advice like that. None of them ended up there.
According to the Gervais Principle, these people are Clueless. Of course they end up in middle management. The top spots are reserved for Sociopaths.
> The top spots are reserved for Sociopaths
How many people think the first step is to become a sociopath?
And then try to act like they think a sociopath acts? Few people are ruthlessly cunning in the right way.
Even worse, do people try and model their behaviour based on The Apprentice or the worst of the shows about chefs?