One of the main reasons people don’t maximize their leadership, managerial and career potential is they care much more about “impression making” than “improving, growing and making progress.”
Here is a good article on it that describes how Steve Jobs ego got in the way. http://fortune.com/2016/06/14/ego-steve-jobs/
Remember: Extraodinary performance and leadership is the combination of high standards, big visions, lofty goals and humility (i.e. egos that don’t get in the way.)
