(Not to be confused with modesty) humility is more about how I treat others than how I think about myself.
Heavy reliance on authority is often the result of laziness, since enforcing is much easier than energizing and creating momentum.
Character or example is central to leadership. Unless a leader is trusted by the team, she will not get the best out of them.
Since life is fundamentally about relationships, the relational virtues such as humility, compassion, trustworthiness and so on are keys to virtually all spheres of life.
All of us tend to believe the views of people we already trust...Aristotle rightly observes that even a brilliantly argued case from someone we dislike or whose motives we think dubious will fail to carry the same force as the case put forward by someone we regard as transparently good and trustworthy.
Expertise could legitimately be described as uncovering the depths of my ignorance. It is a principle that leaders should ponder regularly.
Humility involves both a sense of finitude and a sense of inherent dignity.
Humility is not an ornament to be worn; it is an ideal that will transform.
Humility generates learning and growth.
Humility not only signals security; it probably fosters it too.
