16/06/2026
Stop coasting – the leadership growth framework that keeps ego in check
One of the greatest risks in leadership is not incompetence. It's believing you've already arrived. The moment we start overestimating our skills, experience, or understanding, growth begins to slow. We stop seeking feedback and stop questioning our assumptions. We become more interested in protecting our reputation than improving our capability. In Ego Is the Enemy, Ryan Holiday references a simple but powerful framework popularized by Frank Shamrock called the Plus, Minus, Equal theory....
One of the greatest risks in leadership is not incompetence. It’s believing you’ve already arrived. The moment we start overestimating our skills, experience, or understanding, growth b…