This is why we follow destructive leaders

Many organizations have overlooked critical factors in how we select, judge, and train leaders, and we need new methods to train and new measures to judge leaders.

We often select leaders because they indulge our fears, or exploit our insecurities and natural desires for self-preservation.

A growing body of research says we must become better judges of good leadership. We unconsciously select leaders that we deem attractive, not because they demonstrate leadership skills.

We follow destructive leaders because they tell us what we want to hear.

Read at Fast Company