Ego-driven leadership drives away many potential customers, compromises key teammates, and suppresses valuable voices.

A new book argues that workers and companies often fail or flounder because ego problems lead to overconfidence, self-absorption and defensiveness. "There's a big perception problem," says Steve Smith ...

When you're in a relationship, you expect to navigate the ups and downs together. But sometimes, there's a third wheel that can throw things off balance: your partner's ego. It's natural for everyone ...

When one partner always needs to be right or refuses to see the other's perspective, it's a clear sign that the ego is at play Egotistic traits in a relationship can be subtle or glaringly obvious.