The behaviors Ms. Quinn exhibits in this article are those of an autocrat who functions well when things are going her way but not so well when they are not.

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When things are going really well you don't miss anybody, but when things get tough this is when the absences are felt and Chelsea have missed the likes of midfielder Frank Lampard and, of course, captain John Terry in recent weeks.

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But the way things are going, that could change as well.

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Few readily admit it, but leading an organization draws acclaim, compliments, ego strokes which, of course, help on the days when things are not going well, but also provide a measure of validation and ego inflation.

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We will see, but for the moment it seems to me that things are going rather well.

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It wasn't like we are going to say we did 800 things well but we did enough things to win.

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But few companies, even the blue chip kind, offer outsized dividends because things are going particularly well on the ground.

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But if success is measured as the return we gain from the risks in which we invest, things are going pretty well.

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