Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Much of what I practice in both leadership and technology roles, I first learned early in my career. In fact, the early years of my career formed the lens through which I view most of my professional perspectives. After college, I joined the Career Development Program at Air Products & Chemicals. For the Career Starter.

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Modern Servant Leader

APRIL 2, 2013

Career Over Organization : If your only motivation is your career and you have no interest in the success of the organization you serve, servant leadership may not work. Without Servant Leadership, you may not be able to achieve any long-term objectives, your other stakeholders may abandon you and your career may suffer.

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 11, 2023

New leaders often inherit troubled organizations. He came into a new role, in a new organization and assumed he knew everything that his predecessors and others he attacked, experienced. If you or your organization could use some help building better bosses, contact Ben for an exploratory call. Payton did none of this.

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This massive confusion causes most organizations to never adopt a leadership model or define people leadership expectations. Whether you choose it as your final model or a starting point to identify another model for your organization, the key point is that you do choose a model. Until then, keep serving!

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Modern Servant Leader

AUGUST 21, 2014

That’s a classic example of leaders who are no longer qualified to lead at the organization. Leaders take accountability for their entire organization in public. However, if you are dependent upon the organization you serve for the financial well-being of your family, there is a problem. Here’s my list: 1.

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Modern Servant Leader

AUGUST 29, 2023

3 Perspectives: People, Products, & Processes In your first 90 days, you need to learn the organization from 3 distinct perspectives: People, Products, and Processes. Products Products include the hard goods and services the organization provides. Instead, learn the people, products, and processes. Then you can plan the future.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 20, 2013

Self-interest and a focus on one’s career above and beyond the needs of the organization. Her boss and the organization depend on her and often overlook her for promotion. Now, the team is focusing on individual recognition more than the vision and mission of the organization. The result? “Die?! .”

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

You think Servant Leadership doesn’t work “in the real world” I guess organizations practicing servant leadership like Southwest Airlines, Vanguard, REI, U.S. Without service to stakeholders as the primary goal of a leader, organizations fail. Dear Opponent of Servant Leadership , No, I’m not naive.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Mentoring programs help an organization ensure employees are paired with someone to help them through hurdles. I encourage everyone, regardless of career stage, age or position in life, to find several mentors. You career, and more importantly your life, will be richer for it. ” – John Kerry.

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Modern Servant Leader

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Does your organization utilize personality and professional assessment tools like Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, DiSC, Enneagram, Strengths Finder, or other solution? If you could use more help influencing effectively or building better bosses in your organization, contact me , I’d love to help. Profile Your Boss.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The virtuous leader has high moral standards and leads their organization by example in this regard. Organizations that lack virtuous leaders run a higher risk of breaking laws or failing to sustain the trust of partners, employees and consumers. The next principle in the SERVANT Leadership acronym is Virtuous. And he did. .:

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 10, 2014

This does not mean personal career goals should be ignored – only that they must come after serving stakeholders. If they do that, their organizations are unlikely to serve all stakeholders. For your organization to thrive, you must always be on the lookout for new ideas. Empathetic. People demand virtuous leaders.

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Modern Servant Leader

JULY 11, 2023

This is why someone may be a mediocre leader for their employer but a great leader in their church, charity, or other organization. When we don’t need the organization – or our role in it – we are free to do what is right. Dependency reduces risk tolerance. Independence empowers leadership.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I’ve hired externally many times in my career. The IT organization was already understaffed and the company’s growth predictions were to double within the year. In these situations, I feel it was a failure of our organization – myself included – to properly plan for the future.

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Modern Servant Leader

MAY 28, 2013

The Organization: Ideally, share the company name and location. Just share the industry or some brief explanation of the type of organization. Again, if you seek to remain anonymous, provide how many years you’ve been in the position or career. A Brief Background: How did you come to work with the leader?

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Modern Servant Leader

MAY 22, 2012

After all, you have responsibility for their career (at least in part), compensation and delivery commitments. If your organization conducts 360 degree feedback surveys, you get to understand perspectives from direct reports, peers, colleagues, customers and other managers. Direct Influence. Comprehensive Feedback.

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Modern Servant Leader

MAY 28, 2013

The Organization: Ideally, share the company name and location. Just share the industry or some brief explanation of the type of organization. Again, if you seek to remain anonymous, provide how many years you’ve been in the position or career. A Brief Background: How did you come to work with the leader?

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

To be needful, a leader should recognize that executives who have not been on the front lines of their organization for years, cannot have all the answers. ” John Letts : You may not know John, but he was a senior leader at my employer, early in my career. Sam Walton. What NEEDFUL Looks Like for Leaders. Russell, Robert F. &

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 9, 2012

I define Servant Leadership as the practice of placing others before self in the organization. Servant Leaders, in the process of achieving organizational goals and objectives, recognize the value of all employees, who themselves are leaders in their organization. Thank you, David, for your service to our country.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Blogging is a Mirror of Yourself and Your Organization. Who Is Accountable for Your Career? Careers for Servant Leaders. Strengthen Your Boss’s Weakness. Identify Your Leader’s Weakness. Do You Practice Artificial or Authentic Accountability? The Answer May Surprise You. Resources for the Beginning Servant Leader.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Here’s why: A good leader serves their organization through active listening and full participation in meetings. To be a good leader, one really must be “in the moment” Let’s compare and contrast the active listener with the multitasker in a meeting: Jacob, the Multitasker: Jacob is a rising star in the organization.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Every day, in every community, every industry and field there are organizations practicing servant leadership and driving great results. Why is it not THE leadership model that every organization aspires to? How long – were you there in the organization for a while? So why is it not more common? Thank-you Jim.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Every day, in every community, every industry and field there are organizations practicing servant leadership and driving great results. Why is it not THE leadership model that every organization aspires to? How long – were you there in the organization for a while? So why is it not more common? Thank-you Jim.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 7, 2011

This was a new organization, new people and new technologies. Sometimes difficult situations and challenging people are needed for a lesson to really sink in. In this case, my greatest lesson was humility. I should have approached the architect for his expectations long before I submitted the document. Yet I rode the wave of hype about me.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The susceptibility stems from prioritizing what is best for their job security over what is best for the organization and all stakeholders. You must not depend on your boss to be your only - or even primary - champion in the organization. If a leader needs their job, they will be more susceptible to Bad Boss Behavior ™. People change.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

In no small measure you know people are increasingly finding one another through servant-leadership and through the many organizations and associations that are working with servant-leadership today. Ben : Wow! I love the way you framed that right. Ben : Yeah! Ben : Hmm-hmm. Ben : I love it.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

In no small measure you know people are increasingly finding one another through servant-leadership and through the many organizations and associations that are working with servant-leadership today. Ben : Wow! I love the way you framed that right. Ben : Yeah! Ben : Hmm-hmm. Ben : I love it.

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Undervaluation: Some organizations simply do not value people leadership skills. If we invest in our leaders like we invest in individual contributors, we’ll create a workforce that’s not only well-educated but also well-prepared to steer our organizations toward success. Again, this is false. Until then, keep serving!

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 13, 2011

While working for a large, rapidly expanding non-profit, I was tasked with upgrading the organization’s technology. However, a record of successes quickly built the organization’s confidence in our team. For the organization, either outcome would have been better. The Scenario: An Unrealistic Demand. Three Lessons.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 21, 2019

Like many people in their career, at some point, you’ll work for a bad boss – and I worked for a doozy of one. We are committed to advocating servant leadership awareness and adoption, across organizations. Think about how you are going to resist that evil, with your good. Modern Servant Leadership Movement.

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Modern Servant Leader

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

At the BBC, he steered the organization through many difficult issues, including: Editorial guideline breaches Claims of political biases Several top talent controversies While navigating these issues, Thompson accepted accountability, if not responsibility. He seems to have the ideal CEO in Mark Thompson.

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Modern Servant Leader

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

When you waste hours working with outdated tools because the organization does not value people’s time, you are not alone. When leadership fails to serve and you alone, seem opposed to the toxicity proliferating your organization, you are not alone. When exploitation of the team seems an art form to others, you are not alone.

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