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		ken47 on May 24, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Organizational debt is like technical debt, but wo... I agree with the overall sentiment of your comment. However, I think psychologists would disagree with the idea that charisma -> dishonesty, and I think holding such a viewpoint is damaging to long-term success.

sillygoose on May 24, 2015 [–]

Psychopaths are usually both extremely charismatic and extremely dishonest though, so there is some merit to the idea.

spdionis on May 24, 2015 | [–]

All good liars are charismatic != all charismatic people are liars

sillygoose on May 25, 2015 | | [–]

There's some merit to the idea != all charismatic people are psychopaths.

spdionis on May 25, 2015 | | [–]

You're right.

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