Tag Archives: humility

Humility as Action

Posted on January 19, 2023 by julianstodd

I walked in the orchard with River at the weekend: he is old enough now to remember that there was a ‘last year’, and that last year we saw the apples hanging from the trees. I had plucked one down … Continue reading →

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Research and Focus for 2023

Posted on December 23, 2022 by julianstodd

I thought i would share a final post this year with an outline of my focus for 2023. As every, this will be provisional, but i have found this useful to help me keep on track! The research projects first: … Continue reading →

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The Humble Leader – Launches Today

Posted on November 7, 2022 by julianstodd

My new book, ‘The Humble Leader’ launches today. It’s a short book, a beautiful one i hope, that acts as a guided reflection on humility in Social Leadership. Whilst this is the shortest book that i’ve ever written (i am … Continue reading →

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The Stories We Hide

Posted on June 14, 2022 by julianstodd

We grow out of stories: the ones gifted to us by our family, or imposed upon us by society. These stories shape us, and sometimes we celebrate them, or choose to leave them behind. In many ways we are nothing … Continue reading →

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‘The Humble Leader’ book on Kickstarter

Posted on June 6, 2022 by julianstodd

There are just three days left to support my new book, ‘The Humble Leader’ over on Kickstarter: this is a guided reflection in Social Leadership, considering the role of humility in our practice. It’s a small and beautiful hard back … Continue reading →

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‘The Humble Leader’ book launches today

Posted on May 25, 2022 by julianstodd

My new book, ‘The Humble Leader’ launches today. Through nine chapters it forms an exploration of what humility means, how it is judged, what it gives us, and what is the cost. It’s not a book of theory or models, … Continue reading →

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Countdown to The Humble Leader

Posted on May 23, 2022 by julianstodd

My next book, ‘The Humble Leader’ will be published via a Kickstarter campaign from 25th May. This is a little different from the usual publication route, which partly reflects the interest i have had in this work. The book has … Continue reading →

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The Quiet Leadership Book – available now

Posted on January 31, 2022 by julianstodd

My new Quiet Leadership book is published this week: it explores leadership in the smallest of actions, and specifically four central ideas of ‘humility’, ‘kindness’, ‘fairness’, and ‘grace’. It’s very much about ‘self’ – how we each individually act, what … Continue reading →

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Countdown to ’The Humble Leader’

Posted on January 27, 2022 by julianstodd

Yesterday i hit the confirmation button to move to print for ‘The Humble Leader’, with mixed emotions. I love this book and have spent quite some time on the production to ensure that it’s a beautiful artefact in it’s own … Continue reading →

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The Steps You Take Today

Posted on June 23, 2021 by julianstodd

If Organisations describe their cultural transformation as a journey of 10,000 steps, then Quiet Leadership is the first three of those, but the ones that you take today. Quiet Leadership is a model of leadership through the smallest of actions, … Continue reading →

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