2025 Axiom Business Book Award Winner — Leadership (Gold) 2025 National Indie Excellence Award Winner — Leadership “A game-changing book that redefines leadership in the modern world.” ―Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach and New York Times bestselling author of The Earned Life , Triggers , and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There When veteran executive coach, professor, and ultraendurance champion Urs Koenig signed up to be a NATO peacekeeping commander and United Nations peacekeeper in his fifties, he thought he knew a thing or two about leadership. What he discovered was a new way of thinking that replaces the top-down, “heroic” leadership of the past with a more human-centered approach that views humility as a strength and key to achieving goals in today’s complex world. The deeply researched Radical Humility framework centers on making five Shifts that will help you elevate your leadership from Heroic (THEN) to Humble (NOW). With a flair for storytelling that has inspired teams at Amazon, Starbucks, Microsoft, and the Society of Human Resource Management, Koenig shares his own compelling leadership journey as well as those of leaders from health care, government, tech, the military, professional sports, and more. Radical Humility is packed with dozens of no-nonsense tools and practical takeaways, making it the ultimate actionable blueprint for a new type of leader for a new type of world. "Prudent...earnest...Koenig makes a convincing case that humility is consistent with both strength and ambition." — Kirkus Reviews "Unafraid to challenge old-school practices, the leadership guidebook R adical Humility is about becoming a more caring, humane leader, evangelizing for a new approach in an evolving world...the book blends its extensive research with illuminating personal anecdotes." — Foreword Reviews “ Radical Humility is a game-changing book that redefines leadership in the modern world. Through the lens of cooperative relationships, Urs Koenig emphasizes the power of self-knowledge, strong relationships, and a growth mindset to achieve remarkable results. With practical insights and a refreshing perspective, this book is a must-read for leaders at all levels, offering a clear road map to cultivate the kind of humility that revolutionizes not only our work and professional relationships but also our lives and world.” —DR. MARSHALL GOLDSMITH, Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach and New York Times bestselling author of The Earned Life , Triggers , and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There “Confidence and humility aren’t opposites. They’re complements. With Radical Humility , Urs Koenig has created the ultimate playbook for turning one of our most misunderstood character traits into a leadership superpower.” —DANIEL H. PINK, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Drive and The Power of Regret “This remarkable book has it all. It is by far my favorite book on leadership this year.” —AMY C. EDMONDSON, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School, and author of Right Kind of Wrong “Urs Koenig understands that we need to move beyond old-school ideas of leadership to meet today’s challenges. He not only offers a compelling vision—one that meets the demands of a diverse, dynamic, and rapidly changing workforce—but also offers clear guidance on how to get there. This book is filled with insightful and practical ideas that can foster a new era of compassionate, empathetic, and purpose-driven leaders. Radical Humility will help you unleash the power of teams and organizations. It’s a book you will want to read twice then slip under your boss’s door.” — HUBERT JOLY, former CEO, Best Buy; senior lecturer, Harvard Business School; and author of The Heart of Business “ Radical Humility is more than a book. It’s a movement towards a more humble, more empathetic, and—ultimately—more effective leadership style. For anyone looking to navigate the challenges of leadership in the twenty-first century, this book is an indispensable guide.” —GREG MCKEOWN, New York Times bestselling author of Essentialism and Effortless ; host of The Greg McKeown Podcast “Practicing the Five Shifts framework and dozens of actionable insights on leadership outlined in Radical Humility will put you and your team on the path to prosperity and a healthy corporate culture of positivity and empowerment.” —HERVE J.L. HUMLER, chairman emeritus, The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company LLC “No one party or person has a monopoly on good ideas. The best leaders are humble enough to welcome wisdom from a variety of sources. Urs Koenig understands that and in Radical Humility reveals the underestimated power of humility as a leadership tool.” —DEVAL PATRICK, former Massachusetts governor; professor, Harvard Kennedy School of Government “Leadership and achievement have evolved radically for this generation—far less command-and-control and far more flexibility, self-awareness, and transpar