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by ScottBurson 3960 days ago
> They would not have gotten to where they are without a healthy dose of arrogance.

I've seen this idea expressed on occasion. I don't think it's true. They need drive, they need confidence, they need decisiveness, they can certainly use a dash of charisma... but outright arrogance? No.

Arrogance is the refusal to consider even the possibility that one might be wrong. No dose of it is "healthy".