Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Leadership competencies: emotional intelligence (Being humble)

“It’s hard to be humble when you’re as great as I am.”

By ZhuangLe & HeYuan Marco Polo Consulting

It was generally believed that people are supposed to be prideful and competitive to be good leaders,nevertheless,we often ignore that humanity virtue and being humble is a crucial factor in managing, besides professional skills. We all experience hardships. Some people can bounce back easily and learn from losses,  but the others don't. What is the difference between these two kinds of people? John C. Maxwell believes that  not pride but humility is what that allows us to learn from mistakes. See how did he learn from a T-shirt gift with the sentence "It’s hard to be humble when you’re as great as I am." on it.

John C. Maxwell is an internationally respected leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold more than 18 million books. Dr. Maxwell is the founder of EQUIP, a non-profit organization that has trained more than 5 million leaders in 126 countries worldwide. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Business Week best-selling author, Maxwell has written three books that have sold more than a million copies. Read more on success.com

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