December, 2011

Modern Servant Leader

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Top 10 Servant Leadership Tweeters in 2011

Modern Servant Leader

Part of my mission is to spread servant leadership awareness. Therefore, I greatly appreciate folks on Twitter who spread servant leadership content. Last year, I highlighted 5 individuals to whom I was especially grateful for their ongoing support and promotion of these principles. This year, I’ve expanded the list to 10 and created a more formal recognition.

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My Great Failure, Part 1: Overconfidence & a Humility Lesson

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The Scenario: Overconfident. I was hired to deliver a new back office software suite. Prior to my arrival, the project had struggled to get off the ground, so expectations were high. They placed a lot of hope in me and perceived me as the “hero” outside hire. What was worse, I knew and believed the hype (insert foreshadow music here). After meeting with our customers, I compiled a business requirements document (to tell programmers what the software must do).

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Your Culture Stinks and you May be to Blame

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So you’re fed up with the culture of your organization. You’ve made this much clear. Whether talking to your trusted friends within the company or your spouse and friends outside the office, you routinely complain about: How nobody cares about the people. Backtabbing has become an art and. Nobody knows what it means to be excited about the products and services.

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My Great Failure, Part 2: Not Trusting My Instincts

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The Scenario: A Bad Investment. As I write this, I live in a rental home in Michigan. Meanwhile, my home in NY is listed at 25% below what we payed for it 6 years ago. In fact, my wife and I invested much of our savings on improvements to help move the property. Yet, this financial loss could have been avoided, if I only followed my instincts. What Happened: I Failed to Trust My Instincts.

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It’s Not Social Media, but Media Social

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We’ve had it wrong all along. It’s not social media, but “media, social” What we consume is media first, social second. We still consume news, facts, tips, advice, marketing, videos and other media primarily but as a benefit, we now get a social aspect as well. Therefore, it’s Media, Social and not Social Media. It’s Not About What People Had for Lunch.

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Your Culture Stinks and you May be to Blame

Modern Servant Leader

So your fed up with the culture of your organization. You’ve made this much clear. Whether talking to your trusted friends within the company or your spouse and friends outside the office, you routinely complin about how nobody cares about the people. Backtabbing has become an art and nobody knows what it means to be excited about the products and services anymore.

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It’s Not Social Media, but Media Social

Modern Servant Leader

We’ve had it wrong all along. It’s not social media, but “media, social” What we consume is media first, social second. We still consume news, facts, tips, advice, marketing, videos and other media primarily but as a benefit, we now get a social aspect as well. Therefore, it’s Media, Social and not Social Media. It’s Not About What People Had for Lunch.

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