Mine's Bigger than Yours
Understanding and handling egos at work
Susan Debnam
How to survive and thrive alongside egotistical individuals in business.
Every workplace has one, maybe several. The manager who radiates charm but never
seems to achieve anything; the colleague who is always playing power games; the
member of staff so intent on climbing the career ladder that they trample on
anyone who stands in their way. They have one thing in common: ego.
The ego isn’t inherently bad, but it needs to be kept in check. In her
thought-provoking new book, Susan Debnam argues that many organisations have
come to rely on people with big personalities, flamboyance and charisma. Yet if
their forcefulness isn’t balanced by self-awareness and restraint, they can
wreck businesses and bring misery to the people around them.
Mine’s Bigger Than Yours looks at thriving organisations that have chosen a
better option. To get the most out of all their people, they consciously foster
an ego-free culture. People can admit they don’t know the answer without being
ridiculed. They are free to make suggestions, to innovate and to excel. Power
and glory are shared, not the preserve of the ego-driven few.
Discover whether your office is ego-free or ego-driven by reading this book –
and then find out what to do about it.
“An innovative and informative perspective on one of the most talked-about but
least understood facets of leadership. This book tells you all you need to know
about the ego and how it is used to both positive and negative effect in
organisations. Readers will learn valuable insights that will help them in both
their business and personal lives.”
Martin Gammon, Director, OCS Limited
“This accessible and thoughtful book builds the business case for ‘ego free’
leadership and provides a ‘how to’ guide to help today’s leaders demonstrate
greater humility, integrity and self-awareness in all that they do.”
Dr Paul Brewerton, Managing Director, Blue Edge Consulting
“An important contribution to developing our ability to work effectively with
our peers and create successful working environments.”
Lesley Pugh, OD Consultant, Creative Change Facilitation Ltd,
“This isn’t a book for the faint hearted. If you want a clear route map to
effective leadership development, an understanding of what that involves and why
it is so valuable in an ever-competitive globalised market then this may be the
book for you. It mixes clarity about the journey with descriptions of effective
leadership in action and challenging exercises for the reader to use in their
own learning.”
Janine Clarke, Head of People Management, Barts and the London Hospital
“Illuminates in a highly readable and practical way the consequences of
ego-driven behaviours in the workplace, and through examples from organizational
life and aptly positioned reflective exercises invites us to embody the
potential we might become.”
Professor Paul Barber, Work-Based Learning, Middlesex University.
SUSAN DEBNAM has worked in leadership development for the past 15 years. She is
a partner in Debnam Booth, a consultancy that specialises in executive coaching
and organisational change.
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