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Humility is portrayed as the vital ingredient that distinguishes effective leaders from ineffective ones. Leaders who lack humility tend to impose their plans without listening, dismissing valuable input, which leads to poor decision-making and potential failure.
This timeless lesson was reinforced through stories of military members being relieved for overestimating their capabilities or ignoring input from their teams. Such leaders miss the vital perspectives needed for strategic success and may become overconfident or complacent in high-stakes environments.