Managing Ambition

Ambition is a good thing, but too much of it can cause problems.
You need ambition to be successful, but if you have
too much, it can derail your career. This guidebook will help
you determine whether you have a problem with ambition.
You will gain a fuller understanding of its basic drivers: the
need for competence, the need for achievement, and the need
for rewards. You will learn how these drivers can affect your
work, and you will learn strategies for managing them.
Each of the drivers has identifi able components. The
need for competence, for example, has three components:
superiority, competitiveness, and pride. The exercises in this
guidebook will help you identify which components could
be a problem for you and prioritize your efforts in addressing
them. You will also be encouraged to seek ongoing feedback
from others and to observe and learn from how other leaders
deal with their ambition.
With this guidebook, you can learn to understand and
manage your ambition so that it won't derail your career but
will contribute to your efforts to achieve personal and organizational
success.