Confident Humility: Paradox of Successful Leadership

The right kind of confidence isn’t a central point between fear on one end and arrogance on the other.

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9 min readApr 18, 2023

Confident humility is the confidence in a leader’s ability to make the right decision while acknowledging that they need others to do it right. It’s knowing what they don’t know and having trust in what they do. It’s having faith in their strengths, while also being aware of their weaknesses. It’s accepting that they don’t have the required knowledge, but enough confidence in their ability to acquire that knowledge. — Credit: Author

How do I balance myself on the confidence humility see-saw? What if my confidence is seen as arrogance or my humility as a sign of my lack of assertiveness? How do I come across right?

Confident Humility: Paradox of Successful Leadership

The right kind of confidence isn’t a central point between fear on one end and arrogance on the other.

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