The other is its readiness to put its perceived economic self-interest ahead of strategic common sense.

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Sadly, however, those who often seek office are perceived to be self-indulged rather than have the public good in mind.

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Assertive and enthusiastic but perceived by others to be self-serving and inappropriate.

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Lane perceived that liberals suffer from a self-satisfied delusion about how the world works.

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The problem, however, is that America's position is perceived by the Europeans, probably rightly, as self-serving.

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Similarly, employee self-direction and freedom (a la Google and Atlassian) is often perceived as a frivolous luxury confined to the world of quirky technology developers.

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The perceived threat of consumerized technologies in work is actually an opportunity to let employees self-serve a little peace of mind and self-confidence.

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