My arrogant in-laws slid a check across the table, sneering that it was time I stopped embarrassing their executive son. I calmly answered a call from my board of directors and authorized his immediate termination. Next morning: dozens of frantic voicemails—”His corporate access is permanently revoked and his career is over, what did you do?!”
Part I: The Architecture of Humility People tend to think power makes an entrance, loud and impossible to ignore. In my case, it arrived quietly, and I chose to keep …
My arrogant in-laws slid a check across the table, sneering that it was time I stopped embarrassing their executive son. I calmly answered a call from my board of directors and authorized his immediate termination. Next morning: dozens of frantic voicemails—”His corporate access is permanently revoked and his career is over, what did you do?!” Read More