“It's [“Into Thin Air”] there in print forever. It's part of history. People should be above taking someone else down. And for what? For money and egos people are willing to destroy other people to further their careers.” PeopleShouldCareersForeverAirWillingEgoDown AndPrintThin Air Author:David Breashears
“The traits in career politicians the public detests most are produced when ego triumphs over principle.” PoliticalPoliticsTermPrinciplesCareersPoliticianEgoTriumphTraitsTerm LimitsCareer Politicians Author:Tom Coburn
“The team you belong to must come ahead of the team you lead: this is putting team results (e.g., organizational needs) ahead of individual agendas (e.g., the team or division you lead, your ego, your need for recognition, your career development, etc.) Confidentiality is respected downward more than it is respected upward. Organizational alignment is a direct result of this hierarchy (if it were the other way around, organizational alignment would be very difficult to achieve).” IfsWayNeedsWould BeIndividualDifficultResultsCareersTeamAchieveBuildingDevelopmentEgoDirectRecognitionEtcAgendasDivisionHierarchyTeam BuildingAlignmentCareer DevelopmentOrganizationalConfidentiality Author:Patrick Lencioni
“Do you want to have your feelings hurt a little bit because you have some negative feedback, or do you want to continue down the disastrous track you're on and have a huge disaster? Talk about a bruised ego. It may ruin your career.” WantMayLittlesFeelingsBitsHurtCareersHugeEgoLittle BitNegativeTrackDisasterRuinsFeedbackHurt FeelingsBruisedNegative Feedback Author:Charles Koch
“The huge egos of great chess players are legendary. Psychologists have been amazed by their vanity, have studied it, and anecdotes concerning it are abundant. But never before has there been such a prima donna as Bobby. Already he has managed to alienate and offend almost everybody in the chess world. That includes officials, patrons, writers, almost everybody and anybody who might be in a position to help him in his career.” WorldHas BeensHelpingMightCareersPlayerPositionHugeEgoChessVanityOfficialsAmazedPsychologistLegendaryPatronAnecdotesChess PlayersPrima Donnas Author:Israel Albert Horowitz
“Part of what makes you great as a young player can hurt you at the end of your career, in terms of you need a certain amount of ego, a certain amount of arrogance to be able to play well and to push yourself and trick yourself into thinking you're better than you really are.” ThinkingNeedsWellsEndsPlayAbleYoungCertainTermHurtCareersPlayerAmountEgoTricksArroganceBetter Than YouPush Yourself Author:David Cone
“Fifteen minutes of fame doesn't make a career. An article in a magazine, newspaper, interview on television or multiple print ads may stroke your ego, but nothing much else. An artist's career is a lifetime venture. Just because an artist is on top doesn't mean they are sheltered from a crash. As has been stated, the higher you climb, the harder you fall.” MayMeanHas BeensArtistFallCareersMinutesTelevisionHigherFameEgoHarderLifetimeNewspapersMagazinesInterviewsClimbsPrintArticlesAdsCrashMultipleFifteenVentureStrokes Author:Jack White
“Team members have to be focused on the collective good of the team. Too often, they focus their attention on their department, their budget, their career aspirations, their egos.” AttentionCareersFocusTeamMembersEgoFocusedBudgetsAspirationDepartmentCollectivesTeam MemberCollective Good Author:Patrick Lencioni