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

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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 12:07PM January 02, 2009

"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 11:02AM January 02, 2009

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 10:23AM January 02, 2009

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