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"take your job seriously and yourself lightly." -herb kelleher

Ego is often mixed up with self confidence, I agree that people should not themselves too seriously and to realize that in the grand scheme of things, we are all so insignificant individually.

Being a good listener is so essential in communication - We've all been on the other side of feeling disregarded in a conversation because of a distraction, text, time, wandering minds -- it's disrespectful and works in negative ways.

I'm an introvert as well and I found out that it can be an advantage. Most startup employees (especially developers) are introverts as well and find it much easier to relate to someone like them. Most people are not looking for the typical 'manager' type.