Growth: Why Humility Generates Abilities, Pt 6 (Strategic Christian Leadership)

Our Strategic Christian Leadership Bible verse for this episode is 1 Timothy 3:13 which says, "For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus."

Our Strategic Christian Leadership quote for this episode is from Ralph Nader. He said, "The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers."

Our topic today is part 6 of Chapter 7: "Growth: Why Humility Generates Abilities" from "Humilitas: A Lost Key to Life, Love, and Leadership" by John Dickson. He continues as follows:

--- Humility and Self-Esteem 

There is a paradox worth observing in Walker’s undefended leader, whom Kotter equally well describes as reflective, humble and careful to listen. Often those who are boastful, protective and unwilling to listen are actually the most insecure. It is a compensation mechanism, a way of hiding true feelings of inadequacy. After all, if I can make others think highly of me, then perhaps I am great after all. By contrast, the humble person, the one who doesn’t feel the need to bignote herself, is the truly secure one. The logic is simple: if you have a robust view of yourself, you don’t need others to affirm it, at least not as often.

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