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Book Review: The Humble Executive

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Miriam Costa

Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal ROR: 02xankh89

0000-0001-5983-4075

Received: July 1, 2026
Published: July 1, 2026
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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A review of a book arguing that humility, curiosity and plain speech make senior leaders more effective.

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Costa, M. (2026). Book Review: The Humble Executive. Journal of Applied Leadership Studies, 3(1), 53–56. Retrieved from https://ojs33.hrthink.org/index.php/leadership/article/view/38

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