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The seven deadly sins CEOs won’t admit

Every week for the past year and a half, the Financial Times has asked business leaders 20 questions including: “What are your three worst features?”

By studying the replies, I’ve amassed a treasure trove of data that overwhelmingly supports a long-held pet theory of mine.

The three worst traits of chief executives are a lack of self-knowledge, a lack of self-knowledge and a quite extraordinary willingness to give themselves the benefit of the doubt.

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