Humbler Leadership: How to Enhance Your Effectiveness and Enrich Your Life

Humbler Leadership: How to Enhance Your Effectiveness and Enrich Your Life

"Josh is a fantastic coach! He has helped members of my team gain amazing insights into their leadership capabilities and make significant progress towards becoming better leaders. The ideas and concepts in Humbler Leadership will change your thinking about leadership and help anyone who desires to be a better leader." – Tim Simmons, Chief Product Officer, Sam’s Club What if the secret to success in your life and leadership was an ancient virtue that was hiding in plain sight? Many leaders who are struggling with burnout, poor performance, and disengaged teams share one common gap in their leadership: humility. While bold and egocentric CEOs are often celebrated, decades of research and centuries of history show humble leaders make better strategic decisions, bring out the best in others, live happier lives, and embrace kindness without sacrificing results. Humility offers a critical advantage to leaders, yet few have a concrete plan for how to develop this character trait. Until now. Leveraging the latest social science research and his experience coaching executives at Fortune 500 companies, Dr. Josh Wymore unpacks the four traits of humble leaders and the 10 practices any leader can use to become humbler today. In Humbler Leadership, Wymore demonstrates: How a humble CEO increased his company’s market capitalization by 800% - How a humble football coach built caring relationships with his team to win multiple championships - How the Humility Paradox enables leaders to balance self-awareness and self-esteem - How a leader’s emotional intelligence trumps raw intelligence to drive better results By dissecting this often-overlooked character trait of successful leaders and creating a practical guide for how to implement it, Humbler Leadership gives leaders the tangible tools they need for their leadership development. "Josh is a fantastic coach! He has helped members of my team gain amazing insights into their leadership capabilities and make significant progress towards becoming better leaders. The concepts in Humbler Leadership will change your thinking about leadership and help anyone who desires to be a better leader." — Tim Simmons, Chief Product Officer, Sam's Club "Sustained, differentiated results in business and in life are incredibly difficult to produce. However, Humbler Leadership combines compelling insights with practical techniques that literally anyone is capable of implementing. Josh provides an invaluable tool for any leader looking to make an outsized impact in their field." — Cole Knutson, Principal, Edward Jones "When empathy eats ego, humble leadership emerges. Humbler Leadership gets at the heart of what's missing in leadership today. If you want to truly become a better leader and person, this book is your roadmap." — Garry Ridge, The Culture Coach and Chairman Emeritus, WD-40 Company "An insightful articulation of the importance of self-awareness and self-acceptance, authenticity over perfection, ownership over arrogance, and discerning your purpose — with principles and practices for leaders at all levels to develop humbler leadership. I expect great things to come from this book." — Kelly Schomburg, Senior Director, Walmart "Humility is foundational for the character of a leader, enabling them to understand themselves accurately and place the mission and organization ahead of their own self-interests. Humbler Leadership is a must-read, as it offers a deep dive into how to develop that essential virtue of great leadership." — Colonel Mark Lessig, U.S. Army, Retired "If you are looking to invest in your leadership journey, this is the book you need! Practical, compelling, and easy to read. You will love this book!" — Chester Elton, Best-Selling Author and Apostle of Appreciations "While conducting national searches for C-level executives, humility is a trait we look for when interviewing candidates. Josh's book does a terrific job of illuminating the reasons why." — Ted Wieber, Consultant, CarterBaldwin Executive Search "Having worked with Josh over the past year, I have personally and professionally benefited from the concepts found in Humbler Leadership and believe it to be an invaluable resource for both new and seasoned individuals." — Todd Garner, VP, Sam's Club "Josh has done an incredible job highlighting a crucial leadership characteristic that doesn't always get the proper light of day. His take on being a humble leader is sincere and heartfelt; his care for developing humbler leaders comes through his writing on every page. He states that he hopes this book will help make better leaders - I would say, 'Mission accomplished, Dr. Wymore!'" — Adrianne Denenberg, Senior Director, Northeastern University Alumni Relations Dr. Josh Wymore has a passion for helping people live and lead with purpose and clarity. As an executive coach, consultant, and trainer with WYMORE, Josh has helped nonprofit and Fortune 500 leaders all around the wo