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Denial is seductive because it can work in the short term. Occasionally it works in the long term, but that is rarely true in business.
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…the quest for group cohesion can spawn shared illusions, rationalizations, and denial.
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Luckily, despite its association with the unconscious mind, denial is a process over which we sometimes can exercise some measure of control.
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Denial… does not change reality. It simply makes reality tougher to deal with.
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Building monuments deserve a file drawer along with trash-talking when you are looking for companies in denial.
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Denial is not a matter of academic intelligence… Rather, it is a matter of attitude.
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The ability to step outside of oneself and one’s assumptions temporarily is an effective prophylactic against denial.
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Failing to learn from history is a form of denial.without such denial, speculative bubbles would be impossible.
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How do people react when they find themselves facing a fact that is too terrible to be true?… They deny it.
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Denial is not a matter of intelligence. It is a matter of point of view.
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