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Servant Leadership: Each of Us Has an Opportunity to Serve

Joseph Lalonde

Anytime you are trying to influence the thinking, beliefs, or development of another person, you are engaging in leadership. The most effective leaders know that true leadership is about serving and impacting people in a positive way. Are we there to serve or to be served?

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Determining Your Top 5 Priorities for 2014

Michael Lee Stallard

One extremely successful leader who understands the importance of this best practice is Admiral Vern Clark, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 2000 until his retirement in 2005. As head of the U.S. The post Determining Your Top 5 Priorities for 2014 appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard.

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Ken Melrose Completes His Service on Earth

Modern Servant Leader

The servant-leadership community lost another great example and shepherd this week. Ken was a passionate advocate for servant-leadership at Toro and beyond. In particular, when teaching the Acronym Model of SERVANT-Leadership I always use one of his stories to represent Empathy in practice. That is servant-leadership.

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Leadership Requires Followership

Coaching Tip

A leader must have deep capabilities in the "solutions business," charting a course around and through the obstacles ahead to reach the desired goals. That means that leadership is a means to an end --the mission it serves is the end. Leadership requires followership. The answer lies in the Absolutes of Leadership.

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Transforming Leadership And Trust In The Organization

Tanveer Naseer

As recently as 2005 leadership theory talked about personality traits that leaders possessed, debated whether leaders are born or made and focused much of its work on how to identify and groom leaders so they can take over and lead those who worked for them. It also has had an impact on the way leadership works.

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10 Life Lessons Essential To The Making Of The More Human Leader

Terry Starbucker

In this space I usually write about the “ leading ” part of my philosophy of More Human Leadership. Bur first, a little history: I started this blog on December 25, 2005. Because to best understand leadership, we need to understand what it means to life a good life. Be persistent in achieving my goals.

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The Transformative Power of Positive Leadership

Mills Scofield

On 16 October 2005, an incredible feat was achieved sixteen miles West of Denver, Colorado. And the best part is it offers all of us a series of compelling leadership lessons on how each of us can promote positive change in our surroundings-one willful choice at a time. Now I know the definitions and variations of leadership abound.