In a new online article for Fast Company, Scott and Ken Blanchard identify one of the biggest barriers to people working together effectively. The culprit? The human ego. As they explain, “When people get caught up in their egos, it erodes their effectiveness. That’s because the combination of false pride and self-doubt created by an…
Have you ever found it hard to change your behavior—even when you knew it was exactly what people wanted you to do? See if this sounds familiar. Our family is going out to dinner. My husband is driving. We pull into the parking lot and I see a fabulous parking place right in front. (I…
Join best-selling author and consultant Chris Edmonds for a complimentary webinar and online chat beginning today at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (12:00 noon Eastern). Chris will be exploring three actionable steps leaders can take to self-diagnose, assess, and change unwanted behaviors in a special presentation on The Biggest Mistakes Leaders Make and How to Avoid Them. The webinar…
With great power comes great responsibility. In the unsettled atmosphere of the American Revolution between the victory at Yorktown in 1781 and the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783, a movement arose from officers in the Continental Army to proclaim George Washington as King George I of America. As incredible as it might…
. Sometimes, nothing is more damaging to a career than success. It’s not always easy to see this at work in your own life, but you can certainly see it in others. In the movie, The Artist, one of this year’s Oscar-nominated films, silent screen star George Valentin falls victim to this when his past…
What’s one of the biggest barriers to people working together effectively? “The human ego,” according to Dr. Ken Blanchard, best-selling business author and co-founder of The Ken Blanchard Companies. As Blanchard explains, “When people get caught up in their ego, it erodes their effectiveness. That’s because the combination of false pride and self-doubt created by…
There is one aspect of a leader’s personality that is both their greatest asset and greatest potential liability at the same time. And if it is not dealt with correctly, it has the ability to stop a promising career dead in its tracks. That element of human personality is ego, and its power is seductive.…
October 31 is Halloween Day in the United States, a time when people of all ages dress up as different characters—some heroic, some funny, some scary. Along with the latest popular celebrities from movies, television, and popular culture, you’re sure to see some classic monster characters from the past. The only problem is that some…
Although some features of a narcissistic personality may look like confidence or healthy self-esteem, it’s not the same. Narcissism crosses the border of healthy confidence and turns into a self absorption that puts your leadership at risk. Now, instead of a healthy confidence that is attractive to followers, you come across as “conceited, boastful or pretentious.…
“Do you want this job so you can serve—or so you can be served?” Of course if you ask most people this question straight-up, the answer will always be “to serve” in the mind of the applicant, but a closer examination of what is behind the desire to serve is still really an opportunity to…