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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Frank, Franziska, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, New York ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge [2023]
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009757938806719
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.