When parents eliminate a child's ability to make choices, the child grows up fusing 'my way' with 'who I am.' Howard Hughes came to view any differing opinion as a challenge to his individualism itself—not just a disagreement about a decision. This is why some leaders react to pushback with disproportionate fury: they aren't defending their idea, they're defending the fragile self that was never allowed to form.
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