Tag: Humility

Imagine you have realised that there’s been a battle going on in your mind. It’s a three-way battle between ego, bias (your beliefs) and facts.

When a leader develops the courage to become authentically humble, the benefits flow not only to the leader, they flow also to her or his team, or organisation. Being humble never means being weak or ‘soft’. It means having the courage to: Show gratitude for others’ efforts. Own up to one’s own mistakes in a […]

I’ve been an executive coach for two decades and before that a leader in defence, law-enforcement and commerce. Despite that, I’m still learning to be a better leader myself as I help others. I was asked recently if I could distil everything about being a great leader down to three traits. I described those traits […]

“How long did it take you to become an expert in your field?” I was asked. “Well, I’m still learning” I replied. “There are over 7 billion people on the planet and they are all individuals. Until I fully understand them all, at least, I’ll need to keep learning.” “What about you?” I asked my […]

People and organisations usually include trust and respect in their list of important values. They go hand in hand. Earning trust and respect is a key requirement of leaders, isn’t it? Yet so often people complain that those values are breached or missing. We cannot expect that trust and respect is granted automatically because of […]

“I aspire to be a CEO” Have you heard that before? Perhaps you’ve even thought or said it yourself. What if you are a CEO now? Do you think you really deserve it? How often do you doubt yourself as a CEO? Can you imagine anyone telling you that you shouldn’t be the CEO? Mostly […]

We are taught to be proud of our heritage, our nation, our community, our education, our job, our house, car,... .etc. It is the most effective of control techniques. Most of us are driven by the need to be seen to be “happy” “successful” “having the latest, the best” “beautiful” “on this track” “sharing this […]

As a newly appointed leader, you have an obligation to earn trust and respect prior to being effective as the leader. The quicker you do that the quicker you can become effective. You won’t gain it quickly by being a know-it-all hero. You won’t gain it quickly by becoming popular. You’ll gain it by being […]