logo
episode-header-image
Jan 2022
25m 40s

To Get Ahead, You Need Both Ambition and...

Harvard Business Review
About this episode
We know that great leadership takes not just intelligence and drive but also the ability to get along well with and learn from others. The key, says Amer Kaissi, is to be both ambitious and humble throughout your career. He's studied how people succeed across diverse industries and offers advice of how to find a better balance between our desire to achieve a ... Show More
Up next
Jan 2020
How to Capture All the Advantages of Open Innovation
23m 57s
Jan 2020
Revisiting “Jobs To Be Done” with Clayton Christensen
25m 46s
Aug 18
Living and Working in the Age of Longevity
People are living longer, healthier lives than ever before. But many of our assumptions about executive careers—from climbing the corporate ladder to retiring at 65—haven't caught up. London Business School professor Lynda Gratton says we need a new way of thinking about work and ... Show More
28m 57s
Recommended Episodes
Feb 2024
Great Leaders Balance Ambition with Humility
The key to success as a leader is to strike a careful balance between ambition and humility. In this episode, Amer Kaissi explains how to get this balance right and how to avoid the pitfalls that can accompany being too humble or not ambitious enough. Kaissi is a professor of hea ... Show More
27m 16s
Jul 2024
Mastering the Skill of Recognizing Talent | Ep 164
Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: Leila's Letters 
25m 36s
May 2024
Harnessing Humility for Leadership Success | Ep 142
Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: Leila's Letters 
17m 32s
Nov 2020
23. Look Within: How to Lead with Self Awareness and Vulnerability
<p>“Effective is being able to achieve your goals, which is important, but there are plenty of people who achieve their goals that most of us would find unworthy. So the question what does it take to be a good leader requires you to reflect on the values that you hold dear.”</p>< ... Show More
29m 46s
Mar 2024
How Practicing Humility Can Help You Win in Business and Life
<p>On today&#39;s episode of the GaryVee Audio Experience, I sit down with Alec Hanson of the Modern Lending Podcast! We chat about being accountable for your current business/life situation and how embracing humility can help you succeed in business and in life. Remember, humili ... Show More
46m 7s
Jun 2025
Humble Wins
<p>Nothing fails like success. As you rise, study harder, stay humble and get better.</p><p>When you feel like playing small with your gifts or going minuscule with your personal magic, just remember that someone is always watching you. And that someone is always your highest you ... Show More
3m 5s