Larger-than-life egos are "fast becoming liabilities, not the signs of strength and leadership they once were," says University of Virginia professor Edward Hess. As a new year begins, most of us are ...

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 ...

A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece suggesting that the No. 1 trait CEOs need right now is humility. Tim Ryan, senior partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) U.S., argued that today’s leaders need to be ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kathy Caprino, M.A. covers careers, leadership and personal growth. The other day, I woke up and spent a bit of time reading my ...

Humility is not the boldest of personality traits, but it’s an important one, studies find. And it’s hard to fake. By Benedict Carey In their day jobs, research psychologists don’t typically need ...

Humility has never been my strong suit. Not that I’m conceited or arrogant. Those are not my particular afflictions. But I am willful. I like to affect my world, and I like the world to conform to my ...