The Impostors: When Business Leaders Fear They'll Be Found Out

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clarification

I think the two comments about are missing Michael's point. He's talking about instances where legitimately talented people feel like their success is due to luck rather than genuine talent.

Ask a Manager of DC @ Jan 02, 2009 12:07:34 PM

Politics

"Politically able leaders fall into roles they are least quailified for. Quite naturally, the least gifted commanders are ususlly the most political."

CK of FL @ Jan 02, 2009 11:02:33 AM

The reason

Mr. Wade has run upon some reasonably honest people who suffer a touch of guilt for their financial success that they KNOW they do not deserve in multiples of tens or hundreds over a lot of ordinary Joe's who also worked hard and yet remained ordinary.

of @ Jan 02, 2009 10:23:42 AM

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