Chapter 3
The benevolent ego is a powerful part of a leader’s armoury, but a stuck ego can become its greatest enemy
Our ego... friend or foe?
Contemporary leadership literature suggests that ego is unhelpful in a leader, driving negative and corrosive behaviours leading to the disempowerment of others. Leaders like Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Steve Jobs are sometimes described as egotistical, called narcissists and are often criticised for their ‘big egos’. Donald Trump appears to act almost completely at the behest of his ego, unable to tolerate the smallest criticism or disagreement. Steve Jobs was fired from ...
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