4/17/2023

I spoke with an associate last week who was frustrated with the person they were dealing with.

“Their ego is too big”.

Don’t sweat it or take it personally.

There is a competitive aspect to business that is needed for survival.

And ego, can play a role in someone’s mentality for competitiveness.

But it’s also good to know that flexing the ego can be off-putting to others.

Especially on a team.

Here are some guidelines to consider.

Times When It Can Be Beneficial to Flex

* Selling and trying to win business v. the competition
* Promoting oneself for marketing purposes
* When purchasing so long as you don’t hurt your company’s position if strategic vendors walk
* Promoting an idea

Times When Flexing Can Be a Disadvantage

* Managers believe that they will fundamentally be able to change the core makeup of people
* When working closely with others on a team
* When one’s success is largely dependent upon the work of other team members

Times When it Will Lead to a Business Disaster, Prisoner of One’s Overconfidence

* Leveraging the business in a huge way, based on a person’s belief that a specific outcome is surely going to happen when in reality there is no guarantee of the desired outcome
* Making decisions not based on reality
* Creating difficulty for others because of unhappiness, which only hurts oneself

Big ego and a competitive posture …. or a small ego and a collaborative posture …. depends on the situation.

But if you’re not selling something, it’s best to error on the side of collaboration for the win.


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