‘Learning to be humble meant taming my need to stand out from the group’ – a humility scholar explains how he became more grounded

Humility is a virtue that many people admire but far fewer practice. A scholar describes how a professional crisis made him ...
Cal Alumni Association

Three Reasons for Leaders to Cultivate Intellectual Humility

As a leader, do you feel like you have to know it all? Or that expressing uncertainty or revising your viewpoints would undermine your effectiveness as a leader? Unfortunately, this way of thinking ...
The Atlantic

The Red Pill of Humility

The 1999 film The Matrix is famous for coining the metaphor of the “red pill.” In the imaginary world of the movie, people live largely in a state of illusion, experiencing a completely managed ...
business.rutgers

Business Insights: Simple actions may help executives conjure up humility

In a study co-authored by a Rutgers Business School professor, research shows that simple actions may work to foster a sense of humility in executives before major interactions with their employees.