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Humility, Individuality and Visibility
We each want to be seen for who we are. Good leaders make that possible. Top Stories, three Timely links, three Timeless links, and the recommended book and podcast of the week. From the October 9, 2020 edition of Timeless & Timely. Read the full entry at: https://timelesstimely.com.
Top Stories
“Humility is attentive patience.” — Simone Weil (1940)
Leader humility builds relationships
“It sometimes seems a cliché to commend George Washington, but 'intellectual humility' is associated with the capacity to maintain convictions
The instant Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestseller “While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary …
Timely
“If you’re not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you.” — Mike Tyson, 2010
Two weeks ago, I shared a story about bruised egos and the feud that took down the storied New York personal injury law firm Cellino & Barnes. Fate has a strange sense of humor. Stephen Barnes, the partner who strenuously objecting to Cellino’s withdrawal from the business, died in a plane crash at 61
"When Biden spoke, he spoke to and about America. Trump spoke only about his wounded ego. Biden communicated: I care about you. Trump communicated: I hate everybody. Biden succeeded in putting his most important messages on record: your health care, your job, your right to equal respect, regardless of race or creed—all against Trump’s disregard and disrespect.”
A small reminder to Silicon Valley
Timeless
“The consequences of their leadership—bolstered as it had been by claims of divine guidance, shrouded in chauvinism, and fortified by the cunning manipulation of pervasive fear—became fully manifest only later, as the people of an aggrieved nation turned against each other, almost reveling in their deep political and moral divisions and hatreds.”
Intellectual humility, as mentioned regarding Washington’s approach, means being open-minded to new information, change, and improvement.
George Washington wasn’t our only humble president. Abraham Lincoln deftly led a fractured country through a civil war, and in doing so demonstrated that a leader’s most important victory is over his ego.
Recommended Listening / Reading
Gist offers a model of leader humility derived from three questions people ask of their leaders: Who are you? Where are we going? Do you see me?
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