Schmidt is able to focus more on his duties of pushing the company forward because he can depend on talented people to make him look good.

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Other studies show that men and women lie with equal frequency--though women are more likely to lie to make other people feel good, while men tend to lie to make themselves look better.

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One difference, according to a 2002 University of Massachusetts study conducted by psychologist Robert Feldman: Women are more likely to lie to make other people feel good, while men tend to lie to make themselves look better.

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So we are grateful not just to you but all of the thousands of people in your agency who make us all look very good.

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