![]() Humility is perhaps the key leadership virtue. But it seems to me that everyone, not just soldiers, needs a little humility in order to learn, grow and develop. ![]() This sounds obvious in a military environment, since failure to learn from mistakes could have tragic consequences in combat. ![]() In order to be humble and lose your ego, you have to lose yourself.’ As a part of our culture we practise “Team first, buddy second and self last”. ‘Commandos need humility so they can learn from their mistakes,’ said General Salmon. ![]() Humility is one of the Commando group values. He explained that personal ‘Commando Spirit’-determination, courage, cheerfulness in the face of adversity, and unselfishness - combines with collective values such as excellence and integrity to create the overall Commando ethos. Major General Andy Salmon, former head of the British Royal Marines, surprised me when he named humility as an element of ‘commando culture’.1 Who would have thought humility had a place in what appears to be such a tough, unforgiving world? Across repeated conversations and client engagements with leaders I have seen evidence of virtue. That may seem like a bold statement, since it would be easy to assume that the keys to leadership lie perhaps in strategic agility, or commercial acumen, or superior people skills. Outstanding leadership is founded and grounded in human virtue.
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