A lot of articles have been written on the virtues of humility among bosses. In real life though, the situation is very different. Rarely do we find the leaders at top firms humble. Cases include Elon Musk at Tesla and Jerry Jones of Dallas Cowboys. One of the big virtues of humility is to take away pressure during the bad times, because such leaders do not claim to know-all. But at adverse situations, being immodest is the usual trend due to the constant pressure on oneself. A term has been coined by management thinkers called “humbition”. This is a combination of the terms humble and ambition, to ideally describe those leaders best at talent management. They exude fire to reach a certain target, but on reaching, remain calm. The book Humble Inquiry written byEdgar Schein describes such leadership styles in grand detail.

Source:https://hbr.org/2018/10/if-humility-is-so-important-why-are-leaders-so-arrogant?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=dailyalert_activesubs&utm_content=signinnudge&referral=00563&deliveryName=DM16476

Uploaded Date:05 November 2018