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.
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588. Confessions of a Black Conservative
587. Should Companies Be Owned by Their Workers?
586. How Does the Lost World of Vienna Still Shape Our Lives?
Extra: Why Is 23andMe Going Under? (Update)
585. A Social Activist in Prime Minister’s Clothing
584. How to Pave the Road to Hell
Extra: The Men Who Started a Thinking Revolution (Update)
583. Are We Living Through the Most Revolutionary Period in History?
Extra: How Much Do You Know About Immigration?
582. Why Is Everyone Moving to Canada?
581. What Both Parties Get Wrong About Immigration
Extra: Madeleine Albright’s Warning on Immigration
580. The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System
579. Are You Caught in a Social Media Trap?
Extra: What Is Sportswashing — and Does It Work? (Update)
578. Water, Water Everywhere — But You Have to Stop and Think
Is Google Getting Worse? (Update)
Extra: Mr. Feynman Takes a Trip — But Doesn’t Fall
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