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SERVANT Leaders are Needful – Acronym Model

Modern Servant Leader

For more, visit the overview at this link or sign up for the free online course, Servant Leadership 101. We’re near the end of our series on the definition of Servant Leadership through the acronym SERVANT. So leaders should create opportunities to listen to their teams. Furthermore, the servant leader is no wimp.

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Is it Time to Fire Your Boss? 3 Questions to Ask.

Modern Servant Leader

Buy a Gift: Get them a great book or training program on people leadership (shameless self-promotion ?). Take this opportunity to ensure you’re ready to be the best leader you can be. You are responsible for your career. Yes, many employers should take a greater interest in the career development of their employees.

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43 Best Leadership Books to Skyrocket Your Career

Miles Anthony Smith

Do Leadership Books Really Help Advance Your Life and Career? Even if you manage to find what appears to be solid leadership advice, does it actually help you advance your career and become a better leader? Leadership books aren't a magic cure-all that turns you into a great leader overnight.

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Focus on the Journey, Not the Destination

Lead Change Blog

The article, titled, “Beam Me Up Scotty,” talks about me being too focused on my own career — causing me to miss an opportunity to learn from my boss, who was a very quiet, humble servant leader. I was in my late 20s at the time and thought I was a good leader. I spent most of my career as a power leader.

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211: Breaking Through Barriers | with Dave Shurna

Engaging Leader

Dave Shurna joins me to discuss tips from his new book about breaking through barriers of all […]. Dave Shurna joins me to discuss tips from his new book about breaking through barriers of all types, and how to be a servant leader helping break barriers for other people too. . What barriers do you face?

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4 Strategies to Remove Fear from Your Leadership

Leading with Trust

Ken Blanchard and I address this topic in our book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust. I’ve observed many leaders who manage people through fear. Our friend, Garry Ridge, former CEO of WD-40, modeled this principle during his career. So, what’s the antidote to fear?

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What I Wish I Knew When I Started My Career (Part One)

Lead Change Blog

I’m blessed enough to get the opportunity to speak at universities all over the country and the question I’m most often asked by students is, “What do you know now that you wish you knew, back then, when you started your career?”. Here are eight of the things I say; tomorrow I will share seven more: You Own Your Career.

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