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Winning as a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Harvard Business Review

The yacht was perfect, of course, and most of the bridesmaids were there as planned. James Bond with a camera. And then, of course, the usual self-assured act later on, as if to say, “All part of the plan.”. The maid-of-honor was consoling the bride, desperately trying to keep her makeup from liquefying. So what was the problem?

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