Director at Centre for Public Christianity; Sr. Minister at St. Andrews Anglican Church. Sydney, Australia. Are prestigious titles and powerful positions prerequisites for impactful leadership? “You don’t need structural authority to be a leader of influence,” according to historian and social commentator John Dickson. “The leader’s strongest tool is humility,” he says. “It intensifies credibility.” Dickson, the author of Humilitas: A Lost Key to Life, Love, and Leadership (May 2011), investigates the crucial role humility plays in a leader’s life—and its theological, historical, and practical implications. Dickson issues this challenge: Navigate the complex intersection of leadership and humility, and learn to lead through persuasion, example, and influence rather than positional authority. Dickson offers practices to help you cultivate deeper authentic humility on your team—and in your soul.
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John Dickson
Founder and Sr. Minister | Centre for Public ChristianityIs Humility Common Sense?
Published February 13, 2015TOPICS IN THIS VIDEO
CharacterLeading YourselfWhat we don’t know and can’t do far exceeds what we do know and can do. How might this perspective from pastor John Dickson lead to greater humility?
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John Dickson
Founder and Sr. MinisterCentre for Public Christianity
Director at Centre for Public Christianity; Sr. Minister at St. Andrews Anglican Church. Sydney, Australia. Are prestigious titles and powerful positions prerequisites for impactful leadership? “You don’t need structural authority to be a leader of influence,” according to historian and social commentator John Dickson. “The leader’s strongest tool is humility,” he says. “It intensifies credibility.” Dickson, the author of Humilitas: A Lost Key to Life, Love, and Leadership (May 2011), investigates the crucial role humility plays in a leader’s life—and its theological, historical, and practical implications. Dickson issues this challenge: Navigate the complex intersection of leadership and humility, and learn to lead through persuasion, example, and influence rather than positional authority. Dickson offers practices to help you cultivate deeper authentic humility on your team—and in your soul.
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