Humility as Strength
From The Look & Sound of Leadership by Essential Communications - Tom Henschel
February 5, 2026 · 25 min · Episode 264
About this episode
The episode explores the concept of humility as a strength in leadership and how it relates to confidence and active listening.
A leader is getting pressured to stop being so prickly and gain some humility. With her coach, she explores whether it’s even possible for humility to ever be a strength. Core concepts in this episode: Humility is confidence without defensiveness.Assess yourself on the humility scale. “How do I respond to challenges?”Humble leaders are confident in their authority.Ask frequently: “How might I be wrong about this?”Humility requires active listening. Questions addressed in this episode...
People in this episode
Host: Tom Henschel
Topics covered
- humility
- leadership
- confidence
- active listening
- self-assessment
Keywords
- humility
- leadership
- confidence
- self-assessment
- active listening
- defensiveness
- challenges
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