The Best Leaders Are Humble Leaders.
Brigette Hyacinth
CEO & Founder @Leadership EQ ?? Keynote Speaker ?? Best Selling Author ?? Consultant
The stories are all too common: After years of hard work, many leaders let success get to their head. They gain satisfaction from pushing people around. Little do they know, humility is an incredibly powerful choice. It is a critical success factor. “With pride comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom” (Proverbs 11:2). Scientific inquiry into the power and effectiveness of humility has shown that it offers a significant “competitive advantage” to leaders. Leaders are more powerful when they’re humble.
Humble leaders show vulnerability which makes them more approachable. Such leaders don’t point fingers or divert blame, and are willing to listen to differing opinions. If you don’t listen or won’t admit you’re wrong, you can’t grow. If you don’t grow, your business won’t grow. Success requires continuous growth.
“Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people or find a different room.” Michael Dell
Humble leaders are great listeners. Listening forms the foundation of good relationships. Why? Because it shows you care. Humility and emotional intelligence go hand in hand.
Humility is a sign of strength, not weakness. When you can shift your focus from taking to giving, from hoarding the credit to recognizing the contributions of others, it shows inner strength. We know success doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It is a team effort. Learn to appreciate and value the people around you.
What you want won’t always come easy, but if you work hard, and never give up, you will get there. Small steps everyday.
In spite of how much success you attain. Stay humble. “Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real” -Thomas Merton. Humility if consistently pursued and prudently polished over time, is a powerful force for good, that helps one to reach and sustain success.
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10 个月The 1st article of yours I've read. Very nice. Concise, yet powerful. I look forward to reading more. Steve
Company Owner at Lyves Accounting Services
2 年Very inspiring article Brigette Hyacinth A humble leader is a leader that's better than being on the job. They know their strengths and weaknesses, they're open to feedback and they lead with humility. Most importantly, they know that they are not the center of the universe, they don't need to control every situation, and they accept that there will always be unforeseen things that will happen that none of us can influence.
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2 年I'am a great leader and I want to hire someone else who is great I want to hire Troy Hall too help me with my company
Regional Business Manager | B2C e-commerce, Omni-Channel Marketing | Ex-Apple ?
2 年Brigette Hyacinth being humble is also a lesson and skill as over humble people might feel uncomfortable on my Point of View I feel that being humble is simply accept the credits you deserved and you fought for and take it as a milestone to breakthrough as times goes by. #DwayneJohnson