“Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?”
This astute quote from George Carlin sums up the dangerous idea we explored last time – the ‘I’m perfect but surrounded by idiots’ mindset.
If you have a team member with this mindset it’s hard work managing and working with them.
• They don’t grow because they have zero self-awareness.
• They scupper teamwork because their colleagues don’t trust them or want to collaborate with them.
• They repel other talent because great people don’t want to work with delusional, difficult ones.
