1. Ego and the bottom line: why managing the power of ego is the first priority business -- 2. The ego balance sheet: the four early warning signs that ego is costing your company, and the three principles of egonomics that turn it around -- 3. Early warning sign 1: being comparative: how being too competitive can make us less competitive -- 4. Early warning sign 2: being defensive: the difference between defending ideas and being defensive -- 5. Early warning sign 3: showcasing brilliance: how intelligence and talent can keep the best ideas from winning -- 6. Early warning sign 4: seeking acceptance: how our desire for respect and recognition gets in our way -- 7. Humility: opening minds and creating opportunity for change -- 8. Humility, part II: intensity and intent: using humility as a bridge to turn silence or argument into vigorous debate -- 9. Curiosity: how different types of curiosity unlock our minds and conversations -- 10. Veracity: how to make the undiscussables discussable, and closing the gap between what we think is going on and what's really going on.
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