The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility

<p>Imagine a world in which all leaders feel and display a deep regard for others’ dignity. This is the world that Marilyn Gist, author of The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility, is working hard to bring about. Mariyn is a Professor Emerita, Executive Programs and Center of Leadership Formation at Seattle University and also a member of the MG100 coaches...a group of the top 100 leaders in the world, convened by legendary executive coach Marshall Goldsmith. Check out my interviews with other MG100 rockstars like <a href= "https://theconversationfactory.com/podcast/how-to-design-the-life-you-love-ayse-birsel"> Ayse Birsel</a>, author of Design the Life you love, <a href= "https://theconversationfactory.com/podcastvention-is-a-conversation-dorie-clark"> Dorie Clark</a>, author of *several* books, including the upcoming “Long Game” and most recently, <a href= "https://theconversationfactory.com/podcast/the-art-of-coaching-with-alisa-cohn"> Alisa Cohn</a>, the top startup coach in the world, and the author of the upcoming “From Startup to Grownup”</p> <p>Marilyn is working to redesign the conversation around leadership. Many folks, when they close their eyes and think “leader” , picture a light-skinned man in a dark suit, exuding alpha energy. <a href= "https://www.google.com/search?q=leader&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS896US896&sxsrf=ALeKk03dsWVaW2LeRqsOPhGKw48gfZEWbw:1624557723188&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDlYeQ7bDxAhXbGFkFHZinCVEQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1706&bih=693"> Just do a google image search to check in with this out-moded vision of leadership.</a></p> <p>Leaders lead. They take charge and show the way.</p> <p>But leaders also need to listen, learn and understand the people they’re meant to be leading.</p> <p>Marilyn has been teaching and coaching about leadership for decades and she wrote this book so that the world would stop overlooking what she calls “the one variable at the heart of leadership”</p> <p>Marilyn and I dig into what Leader Humility is, what it means to have it, practice it, and live it, and p