Ego in Leadership: Fuel or Friction?

TL;DR: Ego is a necessary part of leadership—it fuels confidence, decisiveness, and resilience. But left unchecked, it can turn into rigidity, arrogance, or inaction.

Last year, my son started lifting weights seriously for the first time. He had always been fit—mostly through sports, calisthenics, and good nutrition—but stepping into a commercial gym was an entire…