ABSTRACT

Why is this signicant? Because organizational eectiveness exists in inverse proportion to pretensions at the top. And it’s parallel to openness and selessness.

e prescription for turning up the pace of an organization from complacent to thermonuclear isn’t what most people think. In fact, it’s just the opposite. Panic, fear, and exhortation might get a short response, but never one that lasts. What does? Humility. Particularly when humility at the top is coupled with openness and

for what she believes is right for her business. Everyone loves an eective leader who is humble, and they’ll do everything they can to make their humble CEO succeed, possibly because these types of leaders are so few and far between.