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Why Do We Get The Wrong Leaders?

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Why Do We Get The Wrong Leaders?

Duration 53m

Does power corrupt, or are corruptible people drawn to power? What is the "Dark Triad," and are there more psychopaths in politics and business than the general population? Why do we keep being drawn to people who clearly are unfit for leadership? Should we worry more about bad systems of power, or bad leaders who wield it? How can we reform the system and ensure that good, decent people rule instead? Are tyrants the products of bad systems or are they just bad people? And why do we give power to awful people? In this talk, professor of global politics and contributing writer for The Atlantic, Brian Klaas, draws on his research interviewing over 500 of the world's top leaders