"Didn’t you guys burn down the White House?” Trump got historical with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. That was an apparent reference to the War of 1812. Canada did not become a nation until 1867. That was the prelude to the most acrimonious world summit in years - the G7 which began in Quebec yesterday. Trump continues to play a poker game with international relations.
There's a fine line between being competitive and over-competitive. Between winning when it counts and when no one's counting.
If the need to win is the overwhelming reason we're successful - then winning too much is a perverse genetic mutation that can limit our success.
We need to win people's admiration. We need to let them know that we are at least their intellectual equal if not their superior. We need to be the smartest person in the room. It usually backfires.
Many of us do this unwittingly all day long. If we are always expressing our opinion, no matter how hurtful or non contributory it may be, we are having an excessive need to be "me."
Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that we have to zip our lips. But the higher we go in the organization, the more we need to make other people winners and not make it about winning ourselves.
You have the right to remain silent. Exercise it sometimes. Keep this in mind, It's not about you. It's about what people think of you.
There's a fine line between being competitive and over-competitive. Between winning when it counts and when no one's counting.
If the need to win is the overwhelming reason we're successful - then winning too much is a perverse genetic mutation that can limit our success.
We need to win people's admiration. We need to let them know that we are at least their intellectual equal if not their superior. We need to be the smartest person in the room. It usually backfires.
Many of us do this unwittingly all day long. If we are always expressing our opinion, no matter how hurtful or non contributory it may be, we are having an excessive need to be "me."
Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that we have to zip our lips. But the higher we go in the organization, the more we need to make other people winners and not make it about winning ourselves.
You have the right to remain silent. Exercise it sometimes. Keep this in mind, It's not about you. It's about what people think of you.
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