Why People Dislike Really Smart Leaders - Slashdot
https://science.slashdot.org/story/18/01/18/2327204/why-people-dislike-really-smart-leaders
John Antonakis, a psychologist at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, suggests leaders should use their intelligence to generate creative metaphors that will persuade and inspire others -- the way former U.S. President Barack Obama did. "I think the only way a smart person can signal their intelligence appropriately and still connect with the people," Antonakis says, "is to speak in charismatic ways."