Flowing Downhill

It’s almost a cliche that organizations reflect the values and attitudes of their leaders. Conversely, leadership also embodies the values and attitudes of the organization. One of the obvious, if not always conscious, reasons for selecting managers is the degree to which they’ve internalized the values of the organization.
A recent study looked at humility as an attribute of successful leadership. The results are as surprising as their methods and conclusions may be controversial. Nonetheless a boss who is empathetic and tolerant of the strengths and weakness of employees may have a critical edge over the “my way or the highway” kind of leader.
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