President Kevin J Worthen speaks to a BYU audience during the Jan. 4 devotional address. He encouraged students to focus on developing a 'backbone of humility.' (Decker Westenburg) President Kevin J ...

In recent years there has been a lot of talk (and significant research evidence) that high-level leaders who possess “humility” are more successful than those who lack it. Indeed, leaders who are at ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy. At a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on gender equity in the workplace. As Jim Collins taught us two decades ago, great leaders embody both humility and drive.

University of Sussex provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. University of Colorado provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. When we consider how leaders get to the top, we ...

Entry-level roles give new recruits an opportunity to develop intuition and judgment. But a lack of humility could be stunting the development of future leaders.