Reasons to reject humility
WordPress provided a year-end statistical review of my blog for 2014. One of the most viewed posts was “Why humility is not a virtue,”...
Virtue of pride: policy of doing your best
According to conventional morality, pride is a sin. According to Aristotle, it is the crown of all virtues. Instead of pride, conventional morality holds...
“You are not that good”—why business leaders need pride, not humility
Recently I heard a successful CEO tell about an event where he was given an award for his significant accomplishments in business. When the...
Business success: a source of guilt or a source of pride?
One of the points of contention among the commentators on the U.S. presidential campaign is whether Mitt Romney’s business experience and success is an...