Humble Leadership

Acknowledgments

This book has a long history. For Ed it goes back to what he learned from his mentor and boss, Douglas McGregor, in his very first job at MIT in 1956. The essence of Humble Leadership was learned from Doug through his classic book The Human Side of Enterprise (1960) and his personal behavior as a leader.

Humble leaders we have known throughout our careers are for Ed some of his clients: Ken Olsen at Digital Equipment Corporation, Sam Koechlin at Ciba-Geigy, Gene McGrath at Con Edison, James Ellis at the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations, and Gary Kaplan at Virginia Mason Health Center. For Peter, key influential leaders include Ted West at Pacific Bell, James Isaacs and Chris Bryant at Apple, Jan Tyler Bock at Silicon Graphics, ...