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Why I Started The Modern Servant Leader

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My CFO just fired the 4th person he hired, within a year of hiring them. It was 2006. Now, his entire team had turned over 3 times in as many years. Yet, the executive team felt he was getting positive results. In fact, on paper, he was. The organization was stronger than ever, from a fiscal perspective.

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Southwest Airlines 2011 Results Reflect Benefits of Servant Leadership

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During the financial earnings call, CEO Gary Kelly , CFO Laura Wright and Executive VP Robert (Bob) E. Southwest Airlines ( LUV ) announced the 39th consecutive year of profitability yesterday. The company has been a role model of servant leadership since its founding by Herb Kelleher (and others). Improved Results by Acquired AirTran.

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My Great Failure, Part 3: Needing Where I Should be Leading

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The already overburdened technology team had no bandwidth and the CFO would not accept changing priorities of other efforts. Ultimately, I was called into the CFO’s office and asked for my resignation. I should have resigned the moment the CFO insisted on the project. I was shocked by the expectation.

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