Dr. Derek Lusk coaches CEOs and helps talent management teams use science to select and develop leadership talent. He is a contributor at the Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today, and has a book titled Overcoming Bad Leadership in Organizations.
Leadership is hard, and transitions to CEO are even harder. Even great CEOs stumble if not supported by the board during their psychologically difficult transition.
Dark personalities are rampant in the C-suite. Overconfidence and manipulation supercharge political skills. But political skill is different than effectively leading teams. How can organizations protect themselves from people who are good at politics but bad at leadership?