Humble Leadership: The Power of Relationships, Openness, and Trust - 2e

"Discover a more agile, democratic, and effective model of leadership, from legendary business scholar Edgar Schein and Silicon Valley executive Peter Schein. Legendary organizational scholar Edgar Schein and former Silicon Valley executive Peter Schein say leadership today requires that people transcend their hierarchical roles and relate to each other as human beings-what they call humble leadership. In such relationships new ideas can flow freely, mistakes can come to light immediately, and course corrections can be made in real time rather than "by committee" or by order of the lone heroic CEO. This second edition includes three new chapters. Chapter 1 zeros-in on the Schein's actionable definition of leadership-relative to management and administration-focused on leading people toward "new and better." Chapter 2 introduces the concept of "situational humility"-leaders now need to shift between several types of relationships to deal with the accelerating complexity of a supply-constrained, "quiet-quitting," and "two-days-in-the-office" world. And Chapter 5 explains how to create a culture of humble leadership. Illustrated with examples from healthcare, government, the military, tech, and more, this is a compact, accessible guide to a leadership paradigm far better suited to a world that demands fast, nimble response to change, and a workplace hungry for mutual respect and trust"-- Provided by publisher "The more traditional forms of leadership that are based on static hierarchies and professional distance between leaders and followers are growing increasingly outdated and ineffective. As organizations face more complex interdependent tasks, leadership must become more personal in order to insure open trusting communication that will make more collaborative problem solving and innovation possible. Without open and trusting communications throughout organizations, they will continue to face the productivity and quality problems that result from reward systems that emphasize individual competition and 'climbing the corporate ladder'. Authors Edgar Schein and Peter Schein recognize this reality and call for a reimagined form of leadership that coincides with emerging trends of relationship building, complex group work, diverse workforces, and cultures in which everyone feels psychologically safe. Humble Leadership calls for 'here and now' humility based on a deeper understanding of the constantly evolving complexities of interpersonal, group and intergroup relationships that require shifting our focus towards the process of group dynamics and collaboration. Humble Leadership at all levels and in all working groups will be the key to achieving the creativity, adaptiveness, and agility that organizations will need to survive and grow."--Amazon.com. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 8 Preface 10 Part One: What Is the Essence of Humble Leadership? 16 1. A New Approach to Leadership 18 2. Building More Personal Relationships 28 Part Two: Examples of Humble Leadership in Different Contexts 48 3. Humble Leadership in Creating and Building Organizations 50 4. Humble Leadership in Transforming Organizations 68 5. Group Dynamics in Humble Leadership 88 Part Three: Culture and the Future of Humble Leadership 102 6. Culture Dynamics in Humble Leadership 104 7. Anticipating the Future of Humble Leadership 127 8. Humble Leadership Messages: An Allegory 140 Part Four: Experiential Learning for Humble Leaders 148 9. Adopting the Humble Leadership Attitude 150 10. Behaviors and Group Skills for Humble Leadership 160 References 172 Acknowledgments 176 Index 180 A 180 B 180 C 180 D 181 E 181 F 181 G 181 H 181 I 182 L 182 M 183 O 183 P 183 Q 183 R 183 S 184 T 184 U 185 V 185 W 185 Z 185 About the Authors 186