I had some hilarious job experiences with AA types.
Their flaws were exposed very quickly..communicated informally through trusted channels..and workarounds quietly and quickly created.
Several of these clowns got “awards” just like this guy.
Senior management was clueless—and we learned it was wiser to keep it that way.
Usually these “stars” were soon hired away by competitors who had no clue what they were getting.
Everybody had a good time at the “good bye” party.
Then HR found another one...
Rinse and repeat...
In fairness, I had two or three white bosses like that. They were all glad handers and self-promoters who had managed to get promoted way beyond their abilities. It always shocked me that the people in charge of promoting them did not see them for what they really were. A couple of them were downright crooked grifters. One who was really good at hoodwinking people and schmoozing customers became company president.