An unchecked #ego can warp our perspective or twist our values. Managing our ego’s craving for fortune, fame, and influence is the prime responsibility of any leader. When we’re caught in the grip of the ego’s craving for more power, we lose control. Ego makes us susceptible to manipulation; it narrows our field of vision; and it corrupts our behaviour, often causing us to act against our values.
It's the opposite of #humility - the belief that we are wiser or better than others. Ego promotes separation rather than #community. It looms like a brick wall between us and those from whom we could learn.
The inflated ego that comes with success - the bigger salary, the nicer office, the easy laughs, and sometimes even the new circle of people we acquainted ourselves with - often makes us feel as if we’ve found the eternal answer to being a leader.
But the reality is, we haven’t. #Leadership is about people, and people change every day. If we believe we’ve found the universal key to leading people, we’ve just lost it. If we let our ego determine what we see, what we hear, and what we believe, we’ve let our past success damage our future success. We've destroyed life's greatest values that above all - humility, gratitude, and respect are the cornerstones of selflessness and sustainable leadership success! - A
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