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| egonomics: What Makes Ego Our Greatest Asset (or Most Expensive Liability) | 
| Authors: David Marcum, Steven Smith
Publisher: Fireside
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 697565
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Fireside Hardcover Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6 x 0.9
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.409019
ASIN: B0017OFWGU
Publication Date: September 4, 2007
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A must read for leaders at any level September 9, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
What Jim Collins identified in Level Five Leaders in Good to Great, Egonomics investigates, dissects, and ultimately provides strategies to develop the leadership traits that make or break teams and organizations. The early chapters provide the warning signs of unhealthy ego - either too much or not enough. Later chapters explore humility and that it is actually the product of an ego in balance. And that when humility is combined with veracity and curiosity, leadership moves from mediocre to effective, from effective to extraordinary.
Egonomics is very readable guide that provides steps that can improve the effectiveness of leaders, team members, individual contributors and ultimately organizations. It will be a required read for everyone on my team.
Great read! September 7, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
egonomics does an excellent job of examining the very prevalent role of ego in decision making in organizations today. The authors approach the topic by offering a solid framework for understanding negative ego-driven behavior and its costly results. They also provide practicable approaches for keeping our own egos in check and managing the egos of others. The book is rich with examples and the research presented is fascinating. It's a great read!
 Marshmallows in the Age of SOX September 7, 2007
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
Just when I thought the heart of commerce was dead, I discovered Collins' Level 5 Leadership and now Marcum and Smith's egonomics. If I could get away with it, I'd make egonomics' "humility, curiosity and veracity" the core competencies in all job descriptions. The authors use engaging examples to make useful points - for instance, today I told a co-worker not to eat the marshmallow when she grabbed the first-not-best solution. But don't expect a recipe book. Repairing a broken heart is complicated business.
Egonomics September 7, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Yes, it's true. Ego does cost and we now have research to help quantify it. I especially liked the discussion on "we then me"; so many teams could achieve greater successes if they put WE before ME. I know it worked for our teams. Thanks David and Steve for such an insightful book.
Finally Some Truth! September 6, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Finally someone has quantified what we knew to be true all along - ego costs! Better yet, they have figured out what to do about it! When it comes to understanding ego and how to manage our ego as well as the egos of those around us: what Marcom and Smith have to say really works. Having managed some of the most challenging egos in the medical profession, I can support their premise with personal testimony.
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