Jen Shirkani, author of Ego vs. EQ; How Top Leaders Beat 8 Ego Traps with Emotional Intelligence, warns people to “Take your job very seriously, without taking yourself too seriously.”
This week look in the metaphorical ego mirror and figure out which you are taking seriously, your job or yourself.
We have all met inside sales managers like Mike.
> Mike believes that because he is the manager, people should follow him. He stays in his office running reports, looking for salespeople to admonish or praise depending on what the reports say.
Mike is taking himself seriously.
We have also worked with inside sales managers, like Greg,
> who believe their role is to make every individual salesperson successful. Always willing to help resolve customer issues and support their team’s efforts. Their values, beliefs, and actions incent people to follow them.
Greg takes his job very seriously.
Don’t think this level of introspection is going to be easy!
This kind of introspection isn’t something the majority of people do on a regular basis. If you are one of the minority, you probably have a good understanding of your own ego.
Next determine if your ego is where you want it to be. Is your ego healthy enough that you can separate your self from your role? A healthy ego gives you confidence in your leadership and abilities.
Give me a call if you want to schedule time to do this work together, sometimes it’s tough to evaluate where you are – in your own head.
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