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Are Greatness and Humility in Opposition?

Are Greatness and Humility in Opposition?

by Jeff M. Lockert on May 5, 2015 with No Comments

Should virtuous leaders desire greatness or should virtuous leaders seek to be humble? On first consideration, one might think that if leaders seek to become great, then they can’t be humble. Or one might think that in order to be … Read More

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Lifting Others Above Ourselves

Lifting Others Above Ourselves

by Jeff M. Lockert on October 27, 2014 with No Comments

In his book Created for Greatness, Alexandre Havard plunges into two very specific virtues that he believes are essential to leadership: magnanimity and humility. He defines magnanimity as striving toward great things and humility as the ambition to serve. Christians … Read More

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