Are all girl FIRST team counterproductive to the philosophy of FIRST?

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Originally Posted by Dancin103

Why must a strong leader have an ego? This part I'm curious about. The leaders we are all inspired by in FIRST, male or female, do not necessarily have this "ego complex" that is being suggested. Yes, ok most leaders have egos, but every strong mentor I can think of does not. My question is, again, why must a strong leader have an ego? To me, having ego is a bad thing, and if we are trying to get more women involved in mentoring FIRST teams, let them be all male, all female, or a co-ed team, why would we want them to pursue having a negative attribute.

I don't know, this one line really tripped me up. Just my $0.02.

Cass

I suspect Jane was indicating this as a distinction between some people's idea of a "Rock Star" and just a great mentor. Many feel that you have to be over the top and desire the spotlight to reach that status.

Originally Posted by Karthik

There's a fine line between cockiness and confidence. Confidence is one of the major keys to success and happiness in life. As long as one can carefully stay on the right side of the line, staying confident while remaining humble, and ego can be quite beneficial.

YES! Confidence without bravado. That is a goal all mentors should aspire to. Knowing what you know... and more importantly what you don't know. Being ready and open to share your knowledge and prepared to learn as well - because we all have things we can learn from working with others.

Mentoring at its best is a 2-way street.