Thought Leaders
How to Avoid the Double-Edged Sword of Ego in Entrepreneurship
When ego takes hold in a self-absorbed and prideful way, it can destroy your business.
By Clate Mask
Ego
Building a Business
4 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From the Wisdom of Charlie Munger
Millions of people pay close attention to what Warren Buffett has to say. This is who Buffett listens to.
Thought Leaders
How Humility Keeps Your Ego From Hijacking Your Leadership and Team Success
Embrace your vulnerability by being humble and accountable.
Business News
How to Let Go of Your Ego
Whether you want to admit it or not, you have an ego. Everyone does.
By Lewis Howes
Thought Leaders
Did You Start a Business to Do Something Significant, or to Feel Significant?
At the end of the day, your business is not about you.
Business News
5 Strategies to Get Your Ego Out of the Way and Get Stuff Done
We need to believe in ourselves to succeed. But when does our sense of self-importance get in the way of our success?
By Ellevate
Building a Business
To Survive, Sometimes You Have to Let Go of Your Vision — and Ego
Entrepreneurship means exploring unknown paths, and sometimes that leads a founder somewhere different from where they started.
By Jason Feifer
Building a Business
You’re Not Crazy: Trading Your Six-Figure Job for Entrepreneurial Freedom Is the Right Move
You're the only one who should determine how much your time is worth. These tips can help you enter the startup world with eyes wide open.
Thought Leaders
Want a More Creative Team? Start by Taming Your Own Ego.
Hyper-confident leaders often get the top job, but they don't bring out the best in everyone.
Thought Leaders
5 Hacks to Keep Your Ego From Squashing Your Success
Your own arrogance may be the biggest roadblock to ultimate success.
By Deep Patel
Thought Leaders
Ego: Is Bigger Actually Better?
People with a healthy ego are adaptable to the changing tides of the business world.
Thought Leaders
What Being an Entrepreneur Has Taught Me
Not the least of which is to consider, from time to time, that you may be out of your mind. Call it mental hygiene.
By Phil La Duke
Building a Business
The One Thing Holding You Back From Your Dreams
Once you begin to understand your ego, you can begin to take control of your life.
Thought Leaders
8 Ways My Ego Killed My Business
Ego is most common cause of smart people failing to notice the errors everybody else can see them making.
By John Rampton
Thought Leaders
5 Deadly Kinds of Ego That Prey Upon Your Success
Because we prize victory so, we are often blind to the fact -- well known to the ancients -- that it can be harder to bear than hardship itself.
By Ryan Holiday
Online Presence
The 3 Ways Ego Will Derail Your Career Before It Really Begins
Passion, pride and too much talk can get in the way of accomplishing your dreams.
By Ryan Holiday
Building a Business
10 Ways Jerks, Whiners and Bullies Ruin a Business
Working in an office filled with self-absorbed, blame-deflecting do-nothings makes you long for when the robots will take over.
By Steve Tobak
Building a Business
How Culture Vultures Can Kill Your Company’s Success
The attitude and behavior of only one person in an organization can make a huge difference -- for better or worse.
Thought Leaders
Open Letter to Kanye: 6 Proven Ways to Chill Out
Innovation's hard. We understand, which is why we decided to help Kanye and share a few tips.
Building a Business
You Can Turn a Prima Donna Into a Performer Without Drawbacks
Their fragile egos and overblown sense of self-worth can make them a nightmare, but their drive can make them a dream.
Building a Business
7 Destructive Characteristics Entrepreneurs Should Shed in Order to Move Up
If you want to reach a new rung on the ladder of success, you must let go of the one you are holding onto.
Building a Business
6 Reasons Why You Must Resist the Temptation to Hire a Brilliant Jerk
Nobody is ever so good at what they do that you can overlook them undermining the team.
By Marty Fukuda
Building a Business
How I Kept My Dignity and My Job When Our Billionaire CEO Screamed at Me
Appeasing egomaniacs is no way to earn a living but quitting in protest has its drawbacks, too.
Building a Business
The 5 Mistakes Standing Between You and Your First Million
Few entrepreneurs build million dollar businesses but many more would if they shifted how they do business.
By Peter Voogd
Building a Business
Are You Quitting Too Soon or Staying With It Too Long?
Entrepreneurs are advised to embrace failure but never give up. Recognizing which to do when is tough in real life.
Entrepreneurs
The Science Behind Our Obsession With Liking Things Online
The fact that it's such a popular element of Facebook's functionality goes a long way in showing how important it is, both for the people clicking the button, and those on the receiving end.
Building a Business
Grow Your Brand by Creating an Alter Ego
Who is more memorable: Bruce Wayne or Batman? Granger Smith or Earl Dibbles Jr.?