There are many traits that define successful entrepreneurs (and successful leaders in general). They’re confident. They’re decisive. They’re calm under pressure. But there’s an underrated quality that ...

My late friend Jim Rainey was one of the toughest leaders I ever knew. When he was hired to lead a giant agribusiness enterprise, the organization had for years been hemorrhaging millions in operating ...

Which means if you’re hiring for any sort of leadership position, you’re going to want to assess the ability of candidates to empower others, acknowledge their own limitations, and learn from errors.

Intellectual humility is an openness to new ideas and sources of evidence. The “need to be right” can keep someone stuck on a false belief and prolong arguments. Reflective questions such as "Would I ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Daniel Lee In corporate ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a behavioral statistician sharing my research in leadership development. Is humility a strength or a weakness in leadership?

Are you willing to concede if you don’t know something? Or do you get defensive when someone questions your beliefs? Your answers might say a lot about how much “intellectual humility” you have.

Humility is sometimes referred to as the quiet virtue or the quiet strength. Rightfully so, humility involves thinking less of ourselves and the noisy internal “ego” in our head and quietly focusing ...

In a 2018 study, researchers asked elementary students about their experiences as “curious learners” at school. But many students expressed surprise. “No one is curious about what we learn in class.