Chapter 1 The Image of Humility Today
Chickens don’t praise their own soup.
Saying from Martinique
Summary
Humility has negative connotations for some and is not immediately appreciated by all. Professional investors as well as the press need a second glance to treasure the virtue. However, employees as well as managers are yearning for it – seeing it as a prerequisite for dealing with today’s upheavals, crises and opportunities.
In my more than 30 years of experience, I have not often encountered managers who possess the characteristic of humility. Humility is actually the opposite of what we tend to see: Managers become managers precisely because they are not humble.
(Interview No. 8, VP People and Development, ...
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