It seems to be the rule rather than exception, they get there from connections and money, and being a piece of shit that exploits others to get ahead of them.
I have consciously noticed my entire life I’ve been fortunate that every manager and boss I’ve ever had has been wonderfully compassionate, good people skills, logical thinker, all that good stuff. I have consciously noticed that because I’ve heard so many horror stories of bad bosses.
It seems to be the rule rather than exception, they get there from connections and money, and being a piece of shit that exploits others to get ahead of them.
I have consciously noticed my entire life I’ve been fortunate that every manager and boss I’ve ever had has been wonderfully compassionate, good people skills, logical thinker, all that good stuff. I have consciously noticed that because I’ve heard so many horror stories of bad bosses.
Lack of conscience and self regard seem to be the most correlated with climbing the corporate ladder in my experience.