humility Archives - Strategic Leadership

18 Nov

What Separates High-performing Teams From All The Rest?

In Leadership, Team

This is what separates high-performing teams from all the rest, says Stanford psychology expert - What does a highly successful team look like? You might imagine a bunch of extroverted rock stars with stellar resumes — all born with the natural gift of being indistractable. But who is on a team matters...

16 Mar

Crisis Management: The Overlooked Leadership Skill

In Leadership, VUCA

Crisis Management: The Overlooked Leadership Skill | Here are five ways to rise up to the challenge of leading the troops while things are falling apart. No one thinks much about a certain leadership quality — until the you-know-what hits the fan. The quality I’m referring to is crisis management. Thankfully,...

26 Jul

The World Cup Leadership Story You Might Have Missed

In Chris Atkinson, Leadership, Trust

While most media attention was on winners, losers, the players and their coaches, one brilliant example of leadership from the world cup slipped under the radar of many people. This was the story of Croatia's president, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic. What really caught my attention was that although the spotlight fell...

28 Feb

The Most Humbling Lessons Of Leadership

In Leadership

“I’ve learned that leadership is key to culture,” says Jill. “Our lives are a blank canvas — never think that you have it all figured out. We have to remain authentic, because that’s how we learn.”

01 Sep

Is Humility a Leadership Weakness?

In Leadership, Thor Olafsson

Just over 20 years ago I was sat in my office talking to a consultant who was helping me with my first real management job. Midst in our conversation, a coworker of mine entered the office to provide me with information she though was of importance. We exchanged a...