“Too much self-confidence leads to arrogance, which
can alienate employees, customers and other stakeholders. It blinds us to our
own failings, preventing us from growing and improving, and prompting us to
rush headlong into ill-advised decisions. And it can lead us to overlook new
opportunities: With our delusions of certainty and all-knowingness, we become
lazy and fail to seek out novelty.” —Dartmouth College
professor of management Sydney Finkelstein, “Confident or Overconfident? Four Questions to Ask Yourself,” The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 25, 2019
Not just in business, but in politics…
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