The banter around the table last night amongst Peter, Yam Seng and David in Capella were about discounting other people's contribution.
One of the biggest mistakes high achievers make is in overestimating their contribution to a success. When was the last time we heard a colleague recount a triumph that we recall as a team effort but, having gone through the rince cycle of our colleague's ego, has ended up sounding like a one-man show?
People also go too far back in time, digging up an achievement that happened so long ago that it's no longer relevant and may even qualify as ancient history.
Nowadays, I frequently check myself so as not to exaggerate my role in any achievement.
One of the biggest mistakes high achievers make is in overestimating their contribution to a success. When was the last time we heard a colleague recount a triumph that we recall as a team effort but, having gone through the rince cycle of our colleague's ego, has ended up sounding like a one-man show?
People also go too far back in time, digging up an achievement that happened so long ago that it's no longer relevant and may even qualify as ancient history.
Nowadays, I frequently check myself so as not to exaggerate my role in any achievement.
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