Mita Mallick

this is, this was the first version.

Here's what the second version should look like.

There's no conversations around that.

And so that's important.

And I will tell you like for much of my career, I demanded excellence, but I didn't coach excellence and there's a difference.

And so thinking about how are you in that coach mode to help people understand what your standards are is so important.

Love that distinction.

Um,

And how do you deal with that?

I agree.

Ego, personal agenda.

I mean, look at what's happening in the marketplace right now.

I mean, change is constant, layoff is constant, KPI is changing, all these things.

And I watch companies and I'll work with leaders who,

You know, I thought that project was canceled, but because of ego, it's continuing on because I, Mita, think this is so important, even though the company has said this is not our top three priorities anymore for 2025 or we're going to land in 2026.

And it is the ego.

And because I think so much of us, unfortunately, I've been guilty of this.

We derive a lot of value from our title.

And it's so much becomes a part of our identity.

Like you think about you, I love the ego piece that you brought up when you're at a cocktail party or you're out somewhere and meeting people for the first time.