Double foul

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by jeffpea
When RockyRoad says that he is more apt to listen to a younger partner only if approached a certain way, that's EGO. If CLAY wants to change a partners call by saying "that's not the correct call", that's EGO.

I agree that ego can be a bad thing if it keeps you from learning and improving. But I disagree that either of your examples is ego.

In Rocky's case, I think it's just human nature to bristle when confronted so openly. I don't think it's the result of not wanting to improve, or of being unwilling to listen. I just think people in general become defensive when confronted openly. I think you would probably react similarly, and am pretty sure that I would too.

In CLAY's case, I think it's just a lack of tact. He was correct, without doubt, to try to get this call changed. The problem was simply in the approach.

JMO, as well