Truly competent people embrace challenge and correction. They never assume they've got the best or the only solution, and this makes them good managers and leaders. Incompetent people despise challenge or correction. Whatever solution pops into their head is instantly canonized. It's not just stubborn vanity and over-self-confidence. They’ve mistaken the performance of leadership for leadership itself. There is a clear but rarely cited pattern in the human world: Every loud THIS is a compensation for some uncomfortable THAT. So as one gains experience, this gradually begins to feel like Oppositeland: Selfish people feel overly generous, while generous people feel overly selfish. You can be smart or you can feel smart, but never both. Tough guys are often cowardly. Super patriots have a magnetic attraction for tyrants. Bullies become bullies because they're terrified. Machos act macho because they're sexually insecure. Smiley people can be the most vindictive. Pomposity and arrogance…
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