We see leadership potential in people who...
-> speak more (regardless of what they say)
-> appear confident (regardless of competence)
-> are perpetually busy (regardless of what they're doing)
Action Fallacy
The mistaken belief that leadership is characterized by
energy and movement in the face of harrowing odds.
"Since we reward people who are good in crises (and ignore
people who are such good managers that there are very few
crises), [people] soon learn to seek out (or reframe
situations as) crises." -- Keith Grint