Leadership is often associated with assertiveness, decisiveness and confidence. However, a trait that's equally—if not more—critical for effective leadership is humility. As Simon Sinek wisely ...

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 ...

Humility is lauded as a virtue in most world cultures and wisdom traditions. But I’m wary of those who counsel deferential or pious humility to contain and admonish those who have strong opinions and ...

“Humility is the first step in self-reflection,” writes Christopher M. Bellitto in his new book, Humility: The Secret History of a Lost Virtue. “It makes us have second thoughts. It opens us to our ...

Mark Twain apocryphally said, “I’m in favor of progress; it’s change I don’t like.” This quote pithily underscores the human tendency to desire growth while also harboring strong resistance to the ...

The 1999 film The Matrix is famous for coining the metaphor of the “red pill.” In the imaginary world of the movie, people live largely in a state of illusion, experiencing a completely managed ...

All of which makes a pretty strong case for why entrepreneurs might want to cultivate more humility. But to do that you first have to understand exactly what “humility” covers. For that I point you to ...

Many moons ago, I wrote an “infamous” paper, “Modest Systems Psychology: A Neutral Complement to Positive Psychological Thinking.” I call it infamous because, at the time, it was a tough “take-down” ...

Primary General President Susan H. Porter addresses the women at BYU Women's Conference on May 1. She was the Thursday afternoon keynote session speaker. (Christian Salazar) Primary General President ...

Americans are missing a fundamental virtue in fighting the pandemic, racism and the persistent me-isms that are ripping our country apart: humility. We are a sick nation and not just because of ...