Leading Thoughts for September 18, 2025

IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with:

Jeffrey Hull and Margaret Moore on humility and performance:

“Humble leaders, and their organizations, may not perform better than those led by leaders who are not humble. However, the performance and well-being of the workforce is better when led by humble leaders. A tentative conclusion is that leaders who lead with humility it for others’ benefit, not for the sake of their own performance.”

Source: The Science of Leadership: Nine Ways to Expand Your Impact

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British essayist and novelist Pico Iyer on stepping back:

“It’s easy to feel as if we’re standing two inches away from a huge canvas that’s noisy and crowded and changing with every microsecond. It’s only by stepping farther back and standing still that we can begin to see what that canvas (which is our life) really means, and to take in the larger picture.”

Source: The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere

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