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Publish date : June 2020
Written by : Sebastien BAERT
In his recent contribution, Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic discusses why we tend to favour charisma over humility when choosing our leaders.
He advocates that “if we are seriously interested in having more humble leaders, we should start:
– Focus less on confidence and more on competence;
– de-emphasize the importance of charisma;
– develop the right expertise, and make the right effort, to evaluate people’s actual rather than self-perceived talent;
– understand that arrogance is only a strength if we are intimidated by it; and
– accept the 21st-century reality that the essence of leadership is not hyper-masculine
In my opinion, if we assume that humility is one of the critical foundational qualities of any leadership, one may also consider starting with oneself.
It means to experience what humility is about, to reflect on its benefits. Eventually, it would also mean to cultivate such quality at the individual level notwithstanding one’s role (i.e. a leader or a follower).
How could we choose better leaders ? - June 2020 - article réalisé par Sebastien BAERT
In his last contribution, Manfred Kets de Vries from #INSEAD advocates the benefit of being patient and provides several approaches to familiarize one's mind with one of the three kinds of patience.
In his recent contribution, Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic discusses why we tend to favour charisma over humility when choosing our leaders.
Back to work... #Prediction, #adaptation and #resilience will help leaders advance where they can, retreat as soon as they must and adapt as needed.