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The Power of Humility in Leadership
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The Power of Humility in Leadership

by Franziska Frank
February 2023
Beginner
330 pages
12h 10m
English
Productivity Press
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Chapter 3 The Status of Humility in Companies in Our Day and Age

DOI: 10.4324/9781003358015-3

A humble man is not afraid of failure. In fact, he is not afraid of anything, even of himself.

Thomas Merton (US-American Author 1915–1968)

Summary

Only 35 percent of managers score as humble if assessed by their employees. When asked about themselves, people hugely overestimate their own humility. The size of the company has only little relevant impact on the humility of the leader. Regarding the gender of the leader, younger female leaders are somewhat humbler than elder ones. With male leaders, there is no measurable age difference. While spending a long time in a position does not have an impact on humility, the level of leadership in the company ...

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