The power of humility in leadership influencing as a role model
To many people, the words leader' and humble' are not natural bedfellows. Yet once they have grasped the definition most employees desire a humble leader, while a majority of managers believe they already are one. What appears deceptively simple is trickier than expected. Narcissism, lack...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, New York ; Abingdon, Oxon :
Routledge
[2023]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Image of Humility Today
- Summary
- At First Glance, Professional Investors Do Not Like Humble Executives
- The Business Press Loves Simple Explanations
- Only Employees Already Know that They Want Humility
- Notes
- Chapter 2 Defining and Measuring Humility for Everyday Business
- Summary
- Looking at Humility in the Historical Perspective
- Humility Today
- Assessing Yourself Correctly
- Appreciating Others
- Openness and Willingness to Learn
- The Bigger Picture
- What Managers and Employees Say about Humility
- Measuring Humility
- Notes
- Chapter 3 The Status of Humility in Companies in Our Day and Age
- Summary
- Not Enough Managers Show Humility
- People Overestimate Their Own Humility
- Size of Company Only Selectively Relevant
- The Interesting Issue of Men and Women
- Only Some Difference in Humility According to the Level in the Company
- The Length of Time Spent in a Position Has No Impact on Humility
- Diversity Is Better for Humility
- Number of Direct Reports Matter
- Covid-19 Changes a Little
- Four Activities Strengthen One's Own Humility
- Notes
- Chapter 4 The Benefits of Humility
- Summary
- The Fundamental Effects of Humility
- Benefits of Humility for Employees
- Better Individual Performance
- Better Team Performance
- More Creativity and Innovation
- More Emotional Labor and "Deep Acting"
- Stronger Morals and Ethics
- More Acceptance of Differentiating Behavior
- Better Top Management Teams
- Summary: Seven Measurable Benefits of Humility for Employees
- Benefits of Humility for the Organization
- More Successful Strategy
- The Type of Strategy
- Communication of Strategy
- The Implementation
- Better Culture.
- Greater Willingness to Take on Responsibility
- More Diversity
- Less Turnover
- Less Investment in Loss-Making Projects
- More Customer Loyalty
- Summary
- Benefits of Humility for the Leader Themselves
- Better Performance
- More Perceived Leadership Potential and More Promotions
- Less Exhaustion
- Better Dealing with Stress
- Better Relationships
- Better Understanding of Employees
- The Wanting of Employees
- The Feeling of Employees
- Summary
- The Upside of Humility for Start-ups
- A Short Pause
- Notes
- Chapter 5 Willingness to Recognize One's Own Strengths and Weaknesses (and to Show Them Where It Makes Sense)
- Summary
- Stumbling Blocks When Looking at Strengths and Weaknesses
- Self-Perception: Danger of Narcissism
- Self-Perception: The Danger of Overconfidence
- Self-Perception: The Imposter Syndrome
- Self-Perception: Limits of Biology
- In the Interaction: Considering Yourself as Being Too Obvious
- In Interaction: Overestimating Your Own Significance
- The Spotlight-Effect
- The Role of the Team
- The Role of Chance and Luck
- Recognizing Your Own Strengths and Weaknesses
- Showing Strengths and Weaknesses Correctly
- How Do I Show My Weaknesses and Mistakes Correctly?
- Showing Strengths Correctly
- Notes
- Chapter 6 Appreciating Others
- Summary
- The Consequences of Appreciation
- Stumbling Blocks in Appreciating Others
- How to Get Appreciation Right?
- Notes
- Chapter 7 Ability to Learn and Openness to New Ideas and Feedback
- Summary
- Willingness to Learn
- Knowing That Something Can Be Learned
- Learning from Errors and Not-Knowing
- Knowing How Something Can Be Learnt
- Meditation as a Tool for Learning and Humility
- Knowing How to Create a Culture of Learning
- Notes
- Chapter 8 Seeing the Bigger Picture
- Summary
- What Is the Bigger Picture?.
- The Bigger Picture in Everyday Life
- See the Bigger Picture
- Yourself
- Your Role
- The World and Beyond
- Notes
- Chapter 9 The Limits and Disadvantages of Humility
- Summary
- Humility Must Be Real and Not Fake
- Humility Allows Employees to Object
- Success of Humility Depends on the Employee and the Situation
- Power Distance
- Demography
- Without a Good Top Team, Humility Is Useless
- Underestimating Your Own Knowledge
- Too Little Exchange of Knowledge
- Humility in the Absence of Competence Does Not Work
- Humility Can Be Stressful for Employees
- A Different Image
- Notes
- Chapter 10 Different Nationalities, Ages and the Topic of Gender Revisited
- Summary
- Nationalities
- Britain
- China
- France
- Germany
- India
- Italy
- The Netherlands
- Singapore
- Switzerland
- US
- What to Take From All of This?
- Gender
- Candidate A: Nina/Nick
- Candidate B: Hester/Henry
- Age
- Notes
- Chapter 11 Humility in Politics
- Summary
- Do Humble Politicians Manage to Get Elected?
- Can Politicians Stay Humble after Having Been Elected?
- Notes
- Chapter 12 Examples of Humility as an Inspiration
- Summary
- Pixar
- Zappos
- Benjamin Franklin
- Humility in Action: Interacting with Employees
- Humility in Action: Communication
- Humility as Seen by Benedictine Monk
- Humility in Selected Well-Known CEOs
- Admitting Weaknesses and Errors
- Showing Strengths
- Appreciating Others
- Willingness to Learn
- The Bigger Picture
- Notes
- Chapter 13 How to Implement Humility in Your Company and a Glance into the Future
- Summary
- A Glance into the Future
- Notes
- Appendix
- Index.