More on the Dunning-Kruger Effect » RobertRinger.com
The Effect is one of an overconfident person who is actually incompetent.
Ringer tells a story of how he hired such a person. It has been said that hiring is more an art than a science. Whatever the case may be, it isn't an exact science, that's for sure.
The NFL spends millions on the draft, but the selection of draft picks is anything but scientific. Highly touted players often turn into busts.
This allows me to segue into Barnhardt again. She says it's all in the eyes. Really? You can tell that much from the eyes? If Barnhardt hired people, she may eventually run into an example of the Dunning-Kruger Effect, because such a person as she describes, someone who could look you in the eye, could be one of the incompetent people who is overconfident, and can stare you down.
Adolf Hitler liked staring contests, but it didn't make him good enough to win a World War. 'Nuff said.
Update:
Corrected Ann Barnhardt reference---- she says "watch the eyes". I wrote "all in the eyes". Corrected it as a non-quote, but a paraphrase instead.
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