So much of the business literature suggests that successful entrepreneurs must present an image of invincibility and self importance. Humility and a steady paycheck are supposed to be mutually ...

Humility has been lauded as a virtue in most world cultures and wisdom traditions. More recently, scientists have started to study humility, and they’re discovering its many benefits. “Psychologists ...

At first glance, the injunction to be humble does not sound very attractive. It seems to be in conflict with our current valorization of self-esteem and self-worth, and to contradict the ubiquitous ...

If there is one thing I have learned on this incredible journey we call life, it is this: the sign of a truly successful individual is humility. It is a belief I have held strongly for many years; ...

It was Gordon McGovern’s first day on the job as president and CEO of Campbell Soup Company. In those days 40 years ago, Campbell’s senior leaders typically ate lunch in the executive dining ...

In the early 2000s, while I was working as a curriculum designer, cultural competency specialist, trainer, and coach to support HIV/AIDS peer educators (most of whom were themselves living with ...

Many years ago we had staying with us a clergyman to whom I listened with close attention. One day he spoke of someone as “having the rare grace of humility.” I think he must have meant that this ...

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 ...

BLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech’s new football coach stood on the stage at Lane Stadium, one arm draped around the shoulders of Frank Beamer, the other around Bud Foster. On the end of the row stood J.C.