“Habit #1: They see themselves and their companies as dominating their environment.
Habit #2: They identify so completely with the company that there is no clear boundary between their personal interests and their corporation’s interests.
Habit #3: They think they have all the answers.
Habit #4: They ruthlessly eliminate anyone who isn’t completely behind them.
Habit #5: They are consummate spokespersons, obsessed with the company image.
Habit #6: They underestimate obstacles.
Habit #7: They stubbornly rely on what worked for them in the past.”

- Sydney Finkelstein, Steven Roth Professor of Management at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth