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    Humilitas: A Lost Key to Life, Love, and Leadership
    Humilitas: A Lost Key to Life, Love, and Leadership
    Humilitas: A Lost Key to Life, Love, and Leadership
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    Humilitas: A Lost Key to Life, Love, and Leadership

    Written by John Dickson

    Narrated by John Dickson

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    Humility, or holding power loosely for the sake of others, is sorely lacking in today’s world. Without it, many people fail to develop their true leadership potential and miss out on genuine fulfillment in their lives and their relationships. Humilitas: A Lost Key to Life, Love, and Leadership shows how the virtue of humility can turn your strengths into true greatness in all areas of life. Through the lessons of history, business, and the social sciences, author John Dickson shows that humility is not low self-esteem, groveling, or losing our distinct gifts. Instead, humility both recognizes our inherent worth and seeks to use whatever power we have at our disposal on behalf of others. Some of the world’s most inspiring and influential players have been people of immense humility. The more we learn about humility, the more we understand how essential it is to a satisfying career and personal life. By embracing this virtue, we will transform for good the unique contributions we each make to the world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateJun 7, 2011
    ISBN9780310571995
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    John Dickson

    John Dickson is an historian, musician and bestselling author. He is an Honorary Associate in the Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University (Sydney) where he also teaches a course on world religions. He lives in Sydney with his family and spends his time researching, writing and speaking about life's big questions.

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    • 4/5
      This book gives you a look at humility from all angles... defining it, its role in historical societies, leadership, its benefits, and how to cultivate it. It definitely provides principles that most of us need to embrace... especially leaders. I recommend.
    • 2/5
      Way to much focus on religion and to many biblical references
    • 5/5
      Must listen to and read, to be CHRISTlike in our lives.
    • 3/5
      The thesis of this book is The most influential and inspiring people are often marked by humility. Dr. Dickson provides an excellent historical backgroud of humility, showing how prior to Jesus, it was always seen an a negative light in an honor-shame Meterrainian society. After Jesus was crucified, that societal view of humility changed over the course of time. He cites Jim Collin's research in "Good to Great", showing that all 11 of the Level 5 leaders were known for having 2 characteristics: steely determination and an attitude of humility. He also looks at humility's role in Leadership through persuasion, inspiration and harmony.Dickson writes from the perspective of a historian and an Anglican minister. I found this to be interesting, practical and accessible. I recommend it.I only wish all of our Congressmen and Senators as well at the President had a copy, read it and applied it.