Humble Leadership. Yes, those two words belong together.

This week on the podcast, Ed and Peter Schein join me to discuss their book Humble Leadership. We talk about leadership as a verb, the relationships behind the Singapore economic miracle, innovation through psychological safety, script-based modes of adult relating, the costs of maintaining professional distance, giving up the absurd obsession with eye contact, antibodies that protect the core business, and how Ed’s curiosity landed his first big contract with Digital Equipment Corporation.

Ed Schein is Emeritus Professor at MIT where he taught in the School of Management for fifty years. Peter Schein has had a 30 year career in Silicon Valley in corporate development and business development. They are a father-son team with a powerful message for you and me.

Please share with others.

Highlights

* 4:30 It’s about the quality of the team, not you

* 17:00 Getting curious about the person behind the role

* 27:00 Opening the door to more than transactional relationships

* 36:00 Using check-ins and check-outs to improve group meetings

* 50:00 Bringing the water cooler conversation into the meeting itself

* 57:00 When relationships are asymmetrical

* 1:03:00 When company executives get threatened by genuine relating

Listen to the Podcast

Explore Additional Resources

* Organizational Culture And Leadership Institute

* Humble Leadership by Ed Schein and Peter Schein

 

Humble Leadership. Yes, those two words belong together.

This week on the podcast, Ed and Peter Schein join me to discuss their book Humble Leadership. We talk about leadership as a verb, the relationships behind the Singapore economic miracle, innovation through psychological safety, script-based modes of adult relating, the costs of maintaining professional distance, giving up the absurd obsession with eye contact, antibodies that protect the core business, and how Ed’s curiosity landed his first big contract with Digital Equipment Corporation.

Ed Schein is Emeritus Professor at MIT where he taught in the School of Management for fifty years. Peter Schein has had a 30 year career in Silicon Valley in corporate development and business development. They are a father-son team with a powerful message for you and me.

Please share with others.

Highlights

* 4:30 It’s about the quality of the team, not you

* 17:00 Getting curious about the person behind the role

* 27:00 Opening the door to more than transactional relationships

* 36:00 Using check-ins and check-outs to improve group meetings

* 50:00 Bringing the water cooler conversation into the meeting itself

* 57:00 When relationships are asymmetrical

* 1:03:00 When company executives get threatened by genuine relating

Listen to the Podcast

Explore Additional Resources

* Organizational Culture And Leadership Institute

* Humble Leadership by Ed Schein and Peter Schein