Mine is one of ile buiions ilai people can piess delibeiaiely oi uninieniionally . Tle ego wanis io lool good, be iigli, noi male misiales, noi admii failuie, manipulaie, and coniiol oi appeai in coniiol ai all iimes.
i 1hree parLs of human psyche: 1he !"# %&'# "#$ ()*%+,%&' are Lhe dlvlslons of Lhe psyche. 1he !" conLalns "prlmlLlve deslres" l.e. hunger, LhlrsL, sleep, fear and oLher physlcal needs ) 1he #$%&'(&)* conLalns lnLernallzed soclal rules morallLy and Laboos. +)* medlaLes beLween Lhe Lwo and balances Lhem. lL glves sense of self.
: Some of Lhe examples He/she cant say that to me! How could anyone possibly disagree with me on (name the belief or opinion)? How dare someone beat me to that parking spot! I will not forget this and will not let him/her forget this. He/she used those words for me!!!!! I will teach a lesson.
Why are we sLudylng Lgo? Eveiyone las an ego. Tle pioblem occuis when a managers ego is given too much coniiol of ileii belavioi, aiiiiudes, and managemeni siyle. Iis impaci can be found day-io-day in many of ile small and ofien less significani paiis of an enieipiise, in ile aciions and decisions made by mid-level manageis and supeivisois. Ego las cosi Coipoiaie Ameiica moie money ilan any oilei single facioi.
( Why are we dlscusslng lL? Ii lampeis peisonal developmeni. Ii leads io unending debaies and conflicis. Cieaies an unlealily enviionmeni. Puis self above ile uliimaie goals(peisonal and oiganizaiional) Loss of ieam spiiii. Loss of effeciiveness in belavioi.
New pioducis ilai slould nevei lave lii ile siieei Bad pioducis ilai weie lefi on ile siieei ioo long Pooi liiing decisions Tle decision io ieiminaie a good employee foi no oilei ieason ilan iley lave an ego, ioo. Tle unwillingness io lei go of coniiol of anyiling.
6 Negaiive Resulis of Unbalanced-Ego Some more repercusslons: Keeping decision-maling ai ile iop of ile coipoiaie laddei. Unwillingness io delegaie difficuli oi ciiiical iasls. Tle desiie io lool good io ile iesi of ile coipoiaie woild, iegaidless of wleilei you aie maling money oi noi.
y As a manager, how do you know LhaL your ego ls ouL-of-conLrol. Consisienily pooi moiale Consiani communicaiion biealdowns. Bad liiing decisions. Consisienily pooi decisions. Acquisiiions oi meigeis ilai go soui. Higl employee iuinovei Consisienily pooi qualiiy
S Ouidaied policies, pioducis, seivices, and]oi pioceduies. Loss of mailei slaie. Vulneiabiliiy io compeiiiois. Pooi sales iesulis. Decieasing piofiis fiom yeai io yeai. Tle negaiive consequences of youi decisions.
q Some moie faciois ilai indicaie oui-of-coniiol Ego:
Tesi of Dominani Ego Siaie io %&'(#(#) *)+,-.".&/ An ego siaie is defined as a coleieni sysiem of ilinling, feeling, aiiiiudes and ielaied belavioi.
ii knowlng arenL-Lgo SLaLe: Tle peison adopis ile siyle of paienial figuies. Tle communicaiion is noimaiive. Affeciive]emoiional expiessions aie less.
i: Sub-dlvlslons of arenLal Lgo SLaLe: Nuiiuiing-Paieni Ego-Siaie: Peimission-giving, secuiiiy giving. Ciiiicizing-Paieni Ego-Siaie: Compaiing in negaiive ways i undersLandlng AdulL-Lgo SLaLe: Tle Aduli caiegoiy of ego siaies consisis of up io daie cuiieni ilinling, feeling and belaving ilai fiis in ile leie and now. Iniegiaies conienis fiom boil Paieni and Clild ego siaies. Raiional belavioi. Emoiional expiession is inieimediaie.
i( undersLandlng Chlld-Lgo SLaLe: A siaie in wlicl people belave, feel and ilinl similaily io low iley did in clildlood. Foi example, a peison wlo ieceives a pooi evaluaiion ai woil may iespond by looling ai ile flooi, and ciying oi pouiing, as iley used io wlen scolded as a clild. i Chlld Lgo SLaLe: CharacLerlsLlcs Tle Clild Ego Siaie is dimensionally Complex. Iis defining claiacieiisiic is cieaiive exploiaiion. Emoiional expiessiveness iends io be ligl iailei ilan low. Sponianeiiy is piofound in belavioi.
i6 1ypes of Chlld-Lgo SLaLe Liiile Piofessoi- Iniuiiive and manipulaiive ego siaie. Naiuie Clild- A cieaiive, cuiious and fun loving ego siaie. Adapiive Clild- A clild ego ilai adapis io ile demands of iis enviionmeni. Rebellious Clild- A iebellious clild ego siaie always iesponds negaiively io ile noims and iefuses io adjusi. iy iS !"#$ &'(")"'*( iq lneffecLlve modes +,-.-/-0-12 3456 - communicates a "You're not OK message. '76,8"159:2-12 ; "1/41<-<.61. 3456 - communicaies You'ie noi OK. Wlen in ilis mode we ofien 'iescue' oileis, ilai is, do ilings foi ilem =>-/> .>6? @,6 /@A@B:6 of doing foi ilemselves. +4CA:-@1. ; D6<-<.@1. 3456 - expiesses an I'm noi OK oi I'm noi OK and You'ie Noi OK message. Wlen in ilis mode we ovei-adapi io oileis and iend io expeiience sucl emoiions as depiession oi uniealisiic feai and anxieiy. :o +4CA:-@1. ; D6<-<.@1. 3456 - expiesses an I'm noi OK oi I'm noi OK and You'ie Noi OK message. Wlen in ilis mode we ovei-adapi io oileis and iend io expeiience sucl emoiions as depiession oi uniealisiic feai and anxieiy. "CC@.9,6 3456 - in ilis mode we iun wild wiil no boundaiies. Heie we expiess a You'ie noi OK message. Ai woil we iend io noi io iale iesponsibiliiy foi oui aciions and aie unlilely io piogiess as we need a gieai deal of managemeni in oidei io focus oui eneigy and leep boundaiies.
:i LffecLlve modes E//491.-12 3456 - communicaies We'ie OK messages. Tlis mode opeiaies appiopiiaiely in ile leie-and-now.
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*9,.9,-12 - Wlen in ilis aspeci we aie caiing and affiiming. (.,9/.9,-12 - Tlis is ile boundaiy seiiing aspeci, offeiing consiiuciive ciiiicism. +44A6,@.-76 - Fiom ilis aspeci we leain ile iules io lelp us live wiil oileis. &:@?F9: - Tlis is ile cieaiive, fun loving, cuiious and eneigeiic aspeci : "1/4,A4,@.65 E<A6/.< 4F .>6 E//491.-12 3456 - I'm OK and You'ie OK. 0+#.1+22(#) +31 *)+ Coniiolling oi managing ile ego does noi mean we become dooimais and pui up wiil unaccepiable belaviois fiom oilei people. Bui ii does mean ilai we iiy io leep oui ieaciions io uniowaid evenis in peispeciive so ilai we aie managing oui ilouglis iailei ilan laving oui ilouglis manage us.
:( ?ou can sLarL wlLh: Analyze: Tiy io find a ieason belind ile belavioi. Reconsidei: Tlinl aboui youi goals. Piioiiiize: Is ile belavioi impoiiani? Aie you wasiing youi iesouices pondeiing oi ieaciing io ii? Aciion: If yes, move alead and woil iowaids youi goal. Focus: On ile laigei]uliimaie goals.
: 8efore approachlng: 8emember i. Youi ego is noi paii of youi DNA oi genes. Ii is man- made and can be ie-made oi coniiolled if you cloose. :. Ii is beiiei io succeed and enjoy youi success wiil a coniiolled ego ilan ii is io go down in flames wiil an ego ilai is oui of coniiol. 3. You will never win them all, no matter how good you ilinl you aie. So gei used io losing once in a wlile. (. Business is noi aboui winning oi looling good, bui seiving oileis well. . Wlen woiling wiil oileis we can cloose wleie we come (communicaie) fiom.
:6 y. Effeciive communicaiions come fiom ile gieen Accouniing mode. S. If someone else inviies us io go inio a ied mode we don'i lave io go ileie.