130. Urs Koenig: Leading with radical humility

Access to Inspiration

Sue Stockdale talks to Urs Koenig about his insights and experiences from his time serving as a peacekeeper, shedding light on the importance of humility in leadership in a demanding and high-stakes environment. Koenig explains the concept of 'radical humility' which he describes as the ability to be a bad ass leader and a good human at the same time.
About Urs Koenig
Urs is a former United Nations military peacekeeper and NATO military peacekeeping commander, a highly accomplished ultra-endurance champion, a widely published professor, bestselling author, and a seasoned executive coach and keynote speaker with more than three decades of experience helping hundreds of leaders and dozens of executive teams unlock new levels of achievement across four continents. He is the founder of the Radical Humility Leadership Institute and speaks frequently on the topic of leadership to corporations and associations across the globe. He holds a PhD in geography and a Master of Science from the University of Zürich, Switzerland, and an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management. Urs is the loving father of two teenage boys who make commanding soldiers look easy. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
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Time Stamps
[06:03] The role of humility in leadership.
[09:24] Humility in media portrayal.
[14:30] Radical humility.
[18:20] Embracing regular feedback.
[20:06] Leaders asking the right questions.
[25:29] Relationship building in virtual world.
[27:44] Building Trust in Relationships.
Key Quotes

• "The best commanders I had were deeply humble. They had great self-awareness, they built meaningful relationships with their team members, and they applied a growth mindset."
• "I was always drawn to highly successful people who could have the humility and say, I actually don't know, but I'll go and find out."
• "The most important decision in strategy is deciding what not to do and having the humility to say no to everything else."
• "All of us should aspire to building a leadership factory in our teams"
• "You can't half-ass humility."
• "I say be a badass leader and a good human"
• "Be more courageous in chartering your own course."

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Producer: Sue Stockdale
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