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the root cause of most of our problems is that people can tell who is more competent than them but are threatened by this instead of trying to learn from them & lifting them up
Competence is threatening to mediocrity.
12 Lessons From the Coach Who Made 12 Billionaires
The very worst kind of manager is the one who feels threatened by his team. Consciously or not, he is afraid of those who are "the very best", so he consistently staffs his team with people who will not challenge him.
Eric Sink • Hazards of Hiring
However, the most limiting factor is the desire to appear right or avoid appearing wrong. The former captures those who get egoic highs from signaling their intelligence, while the latter feel shame because they cannot. Both are playing the wrong game, originating from the schoolification of reality, which established an invisible status hierarchy... See more