Neohumility / Humility and Business Leadership: Do They Belong Together?
Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: This article looks at commonly accepted and newly emerging ideas of effective leadership in the literature. One such quality that has recently emerged in the discourse on leadership is “humility. ” Humility has traditionally been associated with weakness and even seen as antithetical to the leader persona. This article suggests a new view of humility, “neohumility,” humility without weakness and transformed to fit the business world. It operationalizes the definition of neohumility and includes characteristics such as self-awareness, valuing others’ opinions, willing to learn and change, sharing power, having the ability to hear the truth and admit mistakes, and working to create a culture of openness where dissent is encouraged in an environment of mutual trust and respect. Neohumility and Business Leadership: Do they belong together?
Author: Pareena G. Lawrence
Institution: University of Minnesota Morris
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1550625133