Mark Tryniski is president and CEO of Community Bank, headquartered in DeWitt. “Because our name is Community Bank, people think we’re small, but we’re not,” Tryniski said. “There are more than 4,000 ...

Teamwork in the law is essential. The practice of law is built on partnership and collaboration, and successful teamwork requires equal measures of leadership and humility. The goal is not only to ...

When a company measures success through its people before its output, culture is experienced by both its team and those it ...

The world of high finance is a world of big egos. Dimitar Karaivanov encountered his share as an investment banker on Wall Street for 15 years. In 2008, Mark Tryniski of Community Bank System, as it ...

Better health care for patients begins with humility – a term not often associated with medicine. I witnessed displays of humility firsthand eight years ago, the night my son was born, in the way the ...

Being a religious leader means wearing many different hats. At times, their congregations expect them to convey passionate confidence—to be models of faith and strength. But wise leadership also means ...

When we think of great leaders, humility may not always be the first word we’d use to describe them. Many bigger-than-life executives such as Steve Jobs or Bill Gates would likely be described first ...

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The sports team movie generally boils down to one of two stories: 1) the awkwardly fitting group of misfits and eccentrics learns to work together as a single unit and find themselves winners; or 2) ...

Yet, true humility involves a realistic understanding of one's strengths and weaknesses. By thanking herself, Andreeva was not elevating herself above others but rather engaging in honest ...

Effective business leaders have a variety of personality attributes that help them lead, and sometimes these traits can seem contradictory. However, one of the biggest dichotomies is also one of the ...