Mastery vs Ego: Why Great Leaders Know When to Quit | Sebastien Page, T. Rowe Price CIO

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Sebastien Page, Chief Investment Officer at T. Rowe Price, shares unconventional leadership wisdom from 25 years managing high-performing teams. Discover why the best leaders listen more than they talk, why strategic quitting beats stubborn perseverance, and how stress can actually improve your performance.Key Takeaways:Mastery vs ego orientation - competing with your former self, not othersWhy knowing when to quit is the most underrated leadership skillThe Yerkes-Dodson curve: how stress improves performance (up to a point)Goal-setting beyond KPIs: why relationships matter more than wealthThe "clear your slides" technique that instantly improves presentationsHow to reframe stress as activation for better performanceSebastien's book: The Psychology of Leadership (available on Amazon)Connect with Sebastien on LinkedIn.com/in/sebastien-page

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