Humility: Why is that an important leadership principle? I define “humility” as a quality marked by modesty and unpretentiousness. It exhibits a quiet determination. And it’s deferential to others; ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Ego can distort decision-making and weaken collaboration. Admitting “I don’t have the answer” is a leadership strength, not a weakness. Humility builds trust, psychological safety and organizational ...

In the early 2000s, while I was working as a curriculum designer, cultural competency specialist, trainer, and coach to support HIV/AIDS peer educators (most of whom were themselves living with ...

In my last post, I discussed the principle of intellectual charity as an essential element of constructive political conversations. As a companion to the principle of charity, we also need to ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. By H. Stephen Shoemaker Special to the Observer Quite a stir has arisen from the ...

By Ismail OdetayoIn politics, where noise often dominates narrative, Oyo State recently passed through a tense period. Yet attention quietly returned to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon.

Years ago, my daughter came home from elementary school and told me a kid had made fun of her during math class. “You’re still working on that packet?” he had taunted. “I finished that yesterday. I ...