Last week I posted a summary of the findings of Dan James’s research into the link between humble leadership and people thriving at work.
As I mentioned in that post, humility and effective leadership is not something I’ve explored in the past. But on thinking about this more, it is clear that there are strong links. Demonstrating humility, for example a willingness to admit (and embrace!) weaknesses and to ask for help are important leadership behaviours.
Over the last few years, I’ve become focused on the need for leaders to cultivate an environment in which people can thrive. However, the impact of leaders’ humility on thriving as work has not been on my radar.
As all the cohorts have, the group stepped up to the challenge. In particular, there was a huge level of commitment to take the outcomes from a day spent working though the Design Thinking methodology back to their local teams.
For a couple of weeks in November, it was pleasure and privilege to facilitate on JLR’s latest module as part of its Reimagining Modern Leadership Journey.
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I find that mind mapping a session as part of my planning is a great way to get it into my head, and is also much easier to refer to than lots of text notes.
Masters research into the link between humble leadership and thriving at work
I had a great week last week, facilitating the second module for Cohort 4 of the HE Connect programme for Harsco Environmental, in partnership with Roffey Park Institute.
Working with Andrew Needham, we challenged the group to really push their thinking about their leadership practice, and how they might adapt their approach to lead their teams in a complex, diverse and dynamic context.
I regularly see both leaders and teams grappling with how do conflict well. There seems to be general acceptance that disagreeing well can be beneficial, in terms of problem solving, collaboration, change and strategic thinking to name just a few.
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