Start with Humility
Subtitle: Lessons from America's Quiet CEOs on How to Build Trust and Inspire Followers
By: Merwyn A. Hayes and Michael D. Comer
Contributors: Comer, Michael
Publisher: The Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Westfield, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
ISBN-13: 9780982201299; 9781944338008
Subjects: Leadership
Description: Start with Humility discusses the true meaning of humility, and why it is a key to successful leadership. The book describes the characteristics of humble leaders, and tells the stories of five individuals who have succeeded as humble leaders. Each chapter includes leadership lessons, a leadership self-assessment, and leadership actions that you can write down and implement.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: HUMILITY; title: Simple behaviors that build trust and inspire followers; title: Finding your authentic core; title: PROFILES IN HUMILITY; title: Building a house of brick; title: The cycle of goodness; title: To lead is to serve; title: Turn the spotlight over there; title: Check your ego at the door; title: APPLICATION: DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING HUMBLE BEHAVIORS; title: How humility demonstrates itself; title: Sustainability - putting into action what you have learned; title: APPENDIX; title: Questions and answers; title: Notes; title: Acknowledgments; title: About the authors; title: About the Greenleaf Center.