“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
― Ernest Hemingway
No , i am not back to my preachy ways. As incident at work triggered me to think about humility at workplace as a desirable trait or not? Someone told me "we are not servants" , just because we were trying to be helpful to a group outside ours.Also , a phrase "we have to be cut throat" was used.All this made me wonder about humility and helpful behavior.
‘Humility’ is a widely understood word. It’s not one of those words people will pause to look up the meaning for. Generally, people love the thought of humility. It’s one of those ‘good’ values we strive for; one we admire. Yes, most people feel they know what it means to be humble.The greater our humility, the greater our fascination with the world around us, and the more we learn.It also means having the willingness to help others do their jobs when the need arises. It is a means for allowing different personalities to coordinate with each other.
Amid all the career advice exhorting workers and job seekers to engage in relentless self-promotion, is there any room for that most traditional and modest of virtues, humility?A sense of humility is essential to leadership because it authenticates a person’s humanity. We humans are frail creatures; we have our faults. Recognizing what we do well, as well as what we do not do so well, is vital to self-awareness and paramount to humility.
Few people became CEOs without supportive mentors, colleagues and supervisors. To get that support, you can't hog the limelight and undermine coworkers.The simple truth is that not everyone treats success the same. Some people who achieve success remain humble, never forgetting who they are and from whence they came. The others? Well, we can learn from their mistakes.One of the things I have learned through my career is that if you treat others well, they will respect you and perform well for the organization. Treating people with dignity and respect is a no-brainer, yet so many people have a hard time doing this. You will be respected and remembered if you behave with class and in a way that makes each individual you work with feel important and valued.
Humility is not silent, weak, or humiliating. It is an unstoppable force that both leads and feeds during tough times of change.Treat others well and remember who you are. If so, you will go far.
― Ernest Hemingway
No , i am not back to my preachy ways. As incident at work triggered me to think about humility at workplace as a desirable trait or not? Someone told me "we are not servants" , just because we were trying to be helpful to a group outside ours.Also , a phrase "we have to be cut throat" was used.All this made me wonder about humility and helpful behavior.
‘Humility’ is a widely understood word. It’s not one of those words people will pause to look up the meaning for. Generally, people love the thought of humility. It’s one of those ‘good’ values we strive for; one we admire. Yes, most people feel they know what it means to be humble.The greater our humility, the greater our fascination with the world around us, and the more we learn.It also means having the willingness to help others do their jobs when the need arises. It is a means for allowing different personalities to coordinate with each other.
Amid all the career advice exhorting workers and job seekers to engage in relentless self-promotion, is there any room for that most traditional and modest of virtues, humility?A sense of humility is essential to leadership because it authenticates a person’s humanity. We humans are frail creatures; we have our faults. Recognizing what we do well, as well as what we do not do so well, is vital to self-awareness and paramount to humility.
Few people became CEOs without supportive mentors, colleagues and supervisors. To get that support, you can't hog the limelight and undermine coworkers.The simple truth is that not everyone treats success the same. Some people who achieve success remain humble, never forgetting who they are and from whence they came. The others? Well, we can learn from their mistakes.One of the things I have learned through my career is that if you treat others well, they will respect you and perform well for the organization. Treating people with dignity and respect is a no-brainer, yet so many people have a hard time doing this. You will be respected and remembered if you behave with class and in a way that makes each individual you work with feel important and valued.
Humility is not silent, weak, or humiliating. It is an unstoppable force that both leads and feeds during tough times of change.Treat others well and remember who you are. If so, you will go far.
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