It was Gordon McGovern’s first day on the job as president and CEO of Campbell Soup Company. In those days 40 years ago, Campbell’s senior leaders typically ate lunch in the executive dining ...

Looking for a job requires a complex interplay of confidence and humility. You must clearly outline your strengths without seeming smug. You have to market yourself without alienating others. In an ...

Years ago a university physician-professor commissioned me to write a research grant to study traumatic brain injury. I remember attending a medical conference with him and going to a reception after ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about leadership and performance management. Can a blend of humility and ego contribute to effective leadership? Both ...

Humility, it seems, is not highly regarded in American society. Schools may have programs for building self-esteem, but not humility. We are taught to take pride in our work; to be self-reliant.

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 ...