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EPISODE · Dec 6, 2025 · 27 MIN

Arrogance vs. Humility In Business

from The Josh Bersin Company · host Josh Bersin

Today I discuss the leadership theme of Arrogance vs. Humility. It’s a big topic and covers many parts of a company’s cycle of growth and variations in styles of leadership. Without judgement, I wanted to discuss the topic in this era of massive AI investment, huge bets on the future, and many ongoing layoffs. There are good reasons for arrogance and it also has its problems, so I decided to share my thoughts. I also discuss our upcoming 2026 Imperatives research coming in January and give you some insights on the new features in Galileo to help transform the way we assess, coach, and develop our leaders. (And we’re all leaders now.) Additional Information Palantir CEO Alex Karp Interview w/NYT Andrew Sorkin Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Interview w/NYT Andrew Sorkin Gavin Newsom California Governor Interview w/NYT Andrew Sorkin       Chapters (00:00:00) - Arrogance vs Humility(00:00:58) - Does Arrogance Affect Our National Security Strategy?(00:05:09) - Is It Bad to Be Arrogant?(00:05:56) - In the Elevator With Science and Business(00:07:09) - Arrogance vs Humble Investment in AI(00:13:24) - Leadership in the AI world(00:17:12) - The Future of Strategic Imperatives with Galileo(00:18:27) - Arrogance and the Future of HR(00:24:11) - How to Win as a Chief Executive Chro(00:26:02) - A Year of Disruption in the Workplace

Today I discuss the leadership theme of Arrogance vs. Humility. It’s a big topic and covers many parts of a company’s cycle of growth and variations in styles of leadership. Without judgement, I wanted to discuss the topic in this era of massive AI investment, huge bets on the future, and many ongoing layoffs. There are good reasons for arrogance and it also has its problems, so I decided to share my thoughts. I also discuss our upcoming 2026 Imperatives research coming in January and give you some insights on the new features in Galileo to help transform the way we assess, coach, and develop our leaders. (And we’re all leaders now.) Additional Information Palantir CEO Alex Karp Interview w/NYT Andrew Sorkin Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Interview w/NYT Andrew Sorkin Gavin Newsom California Governor Interview w/NYT Andrew Sorkin

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