Chapter 4 Check the Ego Flashcards
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What does ego cloud and disrupt?
Everything: the planing process, the ability to take good advise, and the ability to accept constructive criticism. It can even stifle someone’s self preservation.
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Often what is the most difficult ego to deal with?
Your own.
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When ego a positive factor and when is it negative?
Ego can be positive when it’s used as a motivational tool to the best, to win. IT can be negative when it clouds judgement and prevents us from seeing the world as it is then its destructive.
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How can ego have destructive effects on teams?
When personal agendas become more important than the team and the overarching mission’s success, performance suffers and failure ensues.
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How does EO require checking your ego?
EO requires that leaders operate with a high degree of humility. Admitting mistakes, take ownership, and developing a plans to overcome challenges are integral to any successful team.
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Where is ego controlling the most important?
Becoming complacent. (too good to fail)
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What drives the most successful people in life?
Ego, they want to be the best, that’s good.
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What happens when ego clouds our judgement?
When ego clouds our judgment it prevents us from seeing the world as it is, then its destructive.
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What can many of the disruptive issues that arise within any team be attributed to?
directly to a problem with ego.
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What can ego prevent a leader from doing?
Ego can prevent a leader from conducting an honest, realistic assessment of his or her own performance and the performance of the team.
