Competent people don't need to be loyal the the people who got them the position because they have options. Incompetent people promoted above their abilities are completely beholden to the power structure because they don't.
The incompetent person will go out of her way to support her patrons whatever they do where as a competent person will judge each action on its own merits. The incompetent person will be willing to act unethically for her patrons because she knows not doing so means the patron can use any number of "legitimate" reasons, caused by her incompetence, to remove her.
Then the incompetent person who is given authority repeats the cycle for the people under her.
kakistocracy
Competent people don't need to be loyal the the people who got them the position because they have options. Incompetent people promoted above their abilities are completely beholden to the power structure because they don't.
The incompetent person will go out of her way to support her patrons whatever they do where as a competent person will judge each action on its own merits. The incompetent person will be willing to act unethically for her patrons because she knows not doing so means the patron can use any number of "legitimate" reasons, caused by her incompetence, to remove her.
Then the incompetent person who is given authority repeats the cycle for the people under her.
The problem is that many incompetent people believe they are the smart ones and doing things very brightly.