BBC Business News: The seven deadly sins CEO’s wont admit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13974474
Insight into how some CEO’s see their ‘weaknesses’ as ‘strengths’ – is this just positive thinking or a lack of self-knowledge?
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