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Beware of overconfidence in business acumen.

Publication: Making it Work
Publication Date: 04-SEP-01 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Though Solomon wrote about the dangers of pride, and the Greeks made hubris a central theme of their oral tradition, the story of arrogance coming before a fall repeats itself over and over in contemporary business. How do open-minded, inquisitive business people morph with time and experience from learners to those who have "arrived"? Why does the classroom of life seem to end for so many otherwise successful people?

I propose that the trap has been their results. These are people who have done great things and experienced the heights of success. We are right to applaud the achievements of our colleagues. The pitfall appears when they attribute their successes...

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