title: The strategic use of humility.
abstract: Authentic humility is strategic for the success of leaders. It is strategic from the perspective of the egotistically free relationship humility establishes with the staff, patients, and others. The lack of strategic humility explains the inevitable downfall of people who are motivated to lead by power and status. It also explains why leaders who always remember where they came from, and who are motivated by what they can do for patients and staff, succeed.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kerfoot
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012649:Self Concept