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Ego Management Techniques in India

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Ego is the sense of ‘I’ in a person; ego is when this sense identifies itself as unique in comparison with others. In workplace we come across people and situations that are usually not in harmony with what he have actually conceived. An act or word can suddenly loom a latent ego. When this feeling goes beyond the brim- disputes occur.

Let us in this article see a very useful concept of ‘ego management’. Ego cannot be destroyed whatsoever, but it can be channelized in a way as to benefit all the persons and situations around us. It is after all smooth functioning of processes that we always aspire for. Especially at a workplace it is very important to check ego from time to time, because we all are working towards a common objective and never towards a personal one.

Ego Management Techniques

Work towards common goal: It happens while working in a team that some kind of differences sprout. These differences arise when a point is conceived from personal perspective. Keeping everything ‘personal’ at bay is the first thing one needs to learn while managing ego at a workplace. If you have suggestions to make please do not personalize them. You can however put them forth in a professional way drawing examples from work spheres around.

No personal attributes please: Please do not comment on your personal abilities in a work place. Assuming a neutral tone is very important. If a personal characteristic or trait is advantageous to attain a professional goal, put it in a way that it sounds very objective. You can seek inspiration and examples from around rather than saying ‘According to me’, ‘In my opinion’, ‘When I was with’ say ‘It is a good lesson to everyone that..’, ‘When a similar situation was confronted by Wal-Mart..’ something in lines of these statements.

Do not bask in ‘I’: Do not let success dominate your basic thought process. Sometimes success might inebriate you and you might utter improper words. You need to keep this inebriation under check. You need to neutralize it. Remember that the platform you worked on made you taste success. It was the work sphere that exposed you to many possibilities. It has given you a medium to put your skills to test and chisel them. Always be grateful to these things, never the ‘self’.

Keep learning: A thought of being a learner is something that naturally keeps ego in check. You need to realize that what you know is just a drop from the ocean. The unknown is the ocean itself. A sense of being a student/learner unto eternity will naturally keep your faculties away from the brink. They will never overflow. Humility seeps into you, controlling your ego naturally.

Humility pays: Never hesitate to ask a doubt. At the same time never hesitate to help a person in need of help. Helping others in a humble way is a natural antidote to ego. If you have already handled a project/situation like that before, help the person learn from your mistakes. Let not your achievements bloat you, on the other hand explain how professional ‘skills’ help in realizing a goal. When you keep practicing these things, ego vanishes giving a plenty room for self-respect or esteem. Others around you will start respecting you too! Working with others in harmony at a comfortable pace, and not having any irritating hiccup to bear along is bliss in itself.

Finally, remember a Sanskrit Quote, it says:

The false ego uses criticism of others to build itself up. It revolts when criticized. It blooms when flattered.

Ego when left untamed will isolate you from others. Hence try to keep this pungent feeling of ‘I’ neutral and checked from time to time.

 

Wishing you success!!

Anu Veluri


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