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===Cloaking devices===
===Cloaking devices===
*'''Micromanagement''': Single person unusually able to influence/control the narrative.
*'''Micromanagement''': Single person unusually able to influence/control the narrative.
*'''Reality distortion field''': Charismatic leader can do no wrong, unusually able to divert attention from potential issues
*'''Secrecy''': Insistence on confidentiality not just of unannounced plans but of entire operation. Black box operations. Masking the size of the operation (Madoff) or suggesting it is so secretive that you cannot know it (Theranos)
*'''Secrecy''': Insistence on confidentiality not just of unannounced plans but of entire operation. Black box operations. Masking the size of the operation (Madoff) or suggesting it is so secretive that you cannot know it (Theranos)
*'''Hostility''': combative/aggressive demeanour to criticism
*'''Hostility''': combative/aggressive demeanour to criticism
*'''This is different how?''': To what extent is “fake it till you make it” bravura, and how much is it confidence in your ability to sort it out later, or big opportunities. Is there a difference?
*'''This is different how?''': To what extent is “fake it till you make it” bravura, and how much is it confidence in your ability to sort it out later, or big opportunities. Is there a difference?
 
===All is not well===
===All is not well===
*'''High turnover''': Especially when combined with confidentiality. Especially risk/control personnel. Workplace bullying etc.
*'''High turnover''': Especially when combined with confidentiality. Especially risk/control personnel. Workplace bullying etc.