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February 6, 2025April 18, 2025

Humble Leaders Make Great Leaders

TALES FROM THE LEADERSHIP FRONT
In a city known for fierce competition, Jordan, the CEO of a major tech firm, was different. He wasn’t loud or flashy; instead, his approach to leadership was rooted in quiet humility. Jordan had started as a software developer and rose through the ranks not by promoting himself but by valuing teamwork and collaboration. As he moved up, he made a conscious decision to keep his ego in check, believing that leadership was about listening and learning, not commanding.

October 25, 2021January 4, 2022

Featured Elite Level Leader – John Couris

“It is more important for leaders to admit that you don’t know something and then commit to learning, rather than telling people what they want to hear.”
– John Couris, President and CEO of Tampa General Hospital

From the book, “The Path to Elite Level Leadership.”

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June 3, 2020January 4, 2022

4th Principle of Professional Leadership

The 4th Principle of Professional Leadership is “An abundance of the innate leadership qualities of humility, empathy, vision and risk-taking (and the instinct when to use each).”

Although everyone can be taught leadership, the best leaders have that little something extra that sets them apart. That ‘something extra’ component is usually a number of innate leadership qualities, some that can be taught, but the best leaders have an abundance of these qualities innately. The more innate qualities a leader has, the higher their leadership ceiling which is what separates a good leader from an elite level leader.