It was Gordon McGovern’s first day on the job as president and CEO of Campbell Soup Company. In those days 40 years ago, Campbell’s senior leaders typically ate lunch in the executive dining ...

The default psychological setting for human beings is an unavoidable self-centeredness. We each stand at the center of our own thoughts, feelings and needs, and thus experience them in a way that we ...

Many years ago we had staying with us a clergyman to whom I listened with close attention. One day he spoke of someone as “having the rare grace of humility.” I think he must have meant that this ...

The virtue of intellectual humility is getting a lot of attention. It’s heralded as a part of wisdom, an aid to self-improvement and a catalyst for more productive political dialogue. While ...

Arathi Ramappa is an Executive Coach who helps improve performance and decision-making while managing stress through her EASE Approach©. You always hear about how things need to change. People don’t ...

President Salva Kiir may never be celebrated as a charismatic global figure, but leadership is not measured by volume. His ...

The fight for talented, skilled workers continues, placing power firmly in the hands of the people. This dynamic has prevailed for some time now, and many companies recognise the need to create an ...

Last week, I took on the subject of humility, mostly by railing against what humility is not. I said humility is not pretending to be unaware of one's strengths and talents, nor is it restraining ...

Author CS Lewis once said, “Humility is not thinking less of yourself. It is thinking of yourself less.” I’m sure he had certain people in mind when he said it. Perhaps those whose inflated sense of ...

Modesty is not prized highly in this age of the selfie, Simon Cowell, the celebrity memoir, the first-person blog and industry awards Mr Toad, 'handsome and popular', at the wheel: 'In the books of my ...