The 7 Habits of Spectaculary Unsuccesful Executives

From Forbes

1) They see themselves and their companies dominating their environment (warning sign: a lack of respect)

2) They identify so completely with the company/corporation that there is no clear boundary between their personal interests and their corporation's interest (warning sign: questions of character)

3) They think they have all the answers (warning sign: no followers)

4) They ruthlessly eliminate anyone who is not completely behind them (warning sign: executive departures/churn)

5) They are consumate spokepersons, obsessed with the company image (warning sign: blatant attention seeking)

6) They under-estimate obstacles (warning sign: excessive hype)

7) They stubbornly rely on what worked for them in the past (warning sign: constantly referring to what worked in the past)