Humble leaders yield better business results

To be successful in anything you need to be exceptional in what you do. But when your success is dependent on working with others, you also need to be humble with the people with whom we work.

Humility cannot be faked. It’s one of those transparent human characteristics that is either real or not. Many people like recognition and it takes tremendous strength to be genuinely humble. Humble people realize however that others are far more impressed with their accomplishments if they learn about them over time or through others, rather than be blatantly told about them by the individual.

In business, people expect and want their leaders to be good at what they do, but they don’t want to feel put down in the process. They want to be taught and educated in things they don’t know but they don’t want to be lectured to. Most adults need to feel like they are learning for themselves. Humble leaders don’t try to take credit for all good ideas and demand recognition. They go out of their way to subtlety make others feel successful. They are always willing to listen to what others have to say, even if they are better versed on a topic than the people they are listening to. Humble leaders treat people with respect and dignity, while performing at levels that leaves them admiring.

When reviewing your management team, make note of those that are genuinely humble and those that are not. Chances are, your humble managers have more productive staff, generate better results, and enjoy more success therefore positively impacting your bottom line.

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