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When I first wandered into the psychological research on humility a few years ago, I had no idea that I would end up on a quest to understand the psychological core of humble people. We know a great ...

When compared with traditional communities around the world, U.S. culture today is far from what one could call humble. Its institutions and practices tend to be cruel (Serwer, 2021) rather than ...

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 ...

In a world where power and authority are often equated with loudness and assertiveness, the quiet strength of humility stands in stark contrast. True leadership, marked by humility, is a powerful ...

Being a religious leader means wearing many different hats. At times, their congregations expect them to convey passionate confidence—to be models of faith and strength. But wise leadership also means ...

Eranda Jayawickreme receives funding from the John Templeton Foundation (grant 62669). This article was produced with support from UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center and the John Templeton ...

Ponder on the seven characteristics of good governance. The main characteristic of the seven is the Rule of Law; the remaining six are as follows: consensus oriented, accountability, transparency, ...

President Kevin J Worthen speaks to a BYU audience during the Jan. 4 devotional address. He encouraged students to focus on developing a 'backbone of humility.' (Decker Westenburg) President Kevin J ...

Spoiler Alert: This post discusses events in Season 10 Episode 2. Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. “In the spring of 1966 the ground did not feel ...

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 ...