Three weeks into his first term, Governor Egan, humble and effective, was stricken with an infection after gall bladder surgery and hovered near death.
Eventually, Roginsky became its chairman and most effective, if humble, leader.
Our world needs a new type of leader who is courageous, selfless, humble, innovative and remarkably effective.
Even if we don't subscribe to all his particular policy proposals, he is what we wish all politicians in Washington were, humble, caring, dedicated, and effective.
It was also extremely clear that the reputation of the CEO him/herself strongly contributed to the company's success and cited "humble" leaders as the most effective.
He also played, at his royal whim, whichever role seemed most effective: king, prime minister, or humble Khmer citizen-prince in pyjamas, cap and scarf.
One is more sophisticated deployment of the humble antibiotic, arguably the pharma industry's most effective invention.
As you pointed out, the European policy of a credit mediator, an independent go-between for banks and their business customers, can be very effective in rebuilding that broken bond ("Humble but nimble", May 23rd).
They made both Bloomberg known for his effective if overbearing management style somehow seem humble, yet also ready to face the challenges ahead.
Many of the most effective have spurned fancy development in favor of the humble text.
