Humility and what we choose to ground us

“Bani Adam” ~ Sa’adi

This poem was written in 1250 and is inscribed on gates of the entrance to the United Nations building in New York.

Today what is on my mind is what we choose to both ground us in humility.

To me four traits I seek to grow for an in myself and also for leaders I choose to work with (see my #BeMoreYou page) as clients are to be:

• Hungry
• Humble
• Brave
• Open

I believe that a balance between these four traits creates a wonderful combination for #OpenLeadership.

As I note on my homepage:

“Command-and-control leadership is losing its grip. A new way of thinking is emerging: leadership that embraces change as constant, encourages individual thought, relies on intuition more than data, fluidity more than hierarchy, trust more than fear, and the common good more than profit.”

Humility is key to such #OpenLeadership, and a phrase such as: “I don’t know, what do you think” is that of a humble leader and one who, when they show belief in their people, creates the environment, together with the other of the four attributes, where you have a leader who others choose to follow.