An experienced lawyer once told me about an occasion when she was invited to speak on the radio. There was a case she’d been working on for months, and she was the most qualified person to comment on it. However, she wasn’t confident speaking live on air, so she declined the opportunity.

Instead, her junior male colleague jumped at the chance. When she tuned in to the interview, she was shocked to hear him covering up sizeable gaps in his knowledge with vague statements and outright inaccuracies. Regardless, he sounded self-assured and unflappable. Back in the chambers, he was lauded as a hero.