Heroic humility : what the science of humility can say to people raised on self-focus /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
American Psychological Association,
[2018]
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| Edition: | First Edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- I. Humility and its measurement
- What is humility?
- Types of humility
- II. What the science shows
- Humility and relationship
- Humility and other virtues (and vices)
- Humility, mental health, and physical health
- Humility, religion, and spirituality
- Humility, society, and life satisfaction
- III. Heroes, humility, and heroic leadership
- Heroic humility and the hero's quest
- Heroic humility and the hero's quest
- Transformation to heroic humility
- Exemplars of heroically humble leadership
- IV. Applications of the science of humility to 21st-century life
- Life lessons from heroes of humility
- Bucking the trend--Being humble in an age of self-focus
- Becoming more humble--Deliberately
- Heroically humble leaders, teams, and organizations
- Takeaway lessons
- Appendix: Some potential activities for use at home, with students, or with patients
- References
- Index.