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Are Servant Leaders Obsolete?

Lead Change Blog

It’s a question that has many of us in the leadership resiliency field pondering with great uneasiness. The current public personas of people whom we would title “leaders” are a far cry from the model Robert Greenleaf developed during his 40 years with American Telephone and Telegraph (now AT&T). institutions was not working.

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SERVANT Leaders are Selfless – Acronym Model

Modern Servant Leader

Background: This post is part of a series defining the principles of Servant Leadership via the acronym SERVANT (Selfless, Empathetic, Resolute, Virtuous, Authentic, Needful and Thorough). For more, visit the overview at this link or sign up for the free online course, Servant Leadership 101.

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SERVANT Leaders are Resolute – Acronym Model

Modern Servant Leader

Background: This post is part of a series defining the principles of Servant Leadership via the acronym SERVANT ( Selfless , Empathetic , Resolute, Virtuous, Authentic, Needful and Thorough). For more, visit the overview at this link or sign up for the free online course, Servant Leadership 101.

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Accountability: Servant-Leadership in Sales

Modern Servant Leader

It really ticks me off when people describe servant-leadership as “soft management” This misconception often leads to the fear of poor accountability. Make sure your leadership and sales team understand why accountability is important for your company. This fosters commitment from the team.

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My Dad The Servant Leader

Next Level Blog

How do you measure the success of a leader? How do you even define what it means to be a leader? After spending a good part of my life in leadership roles and the past 20 years coaching, educating and writing for leaders, the death of my father, Dr. Jack Eblin , 10 days ago has me considering those questions anew.

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Why I Started The Modern Servant Leader

Modern Servant Leader

I’d seen other leaders achieve better results, without leaving a wake of bodies. It was time to study leadership and understand what made some succeed without such collateral damage. I spent years researching all kinds of leadership “styles” What was in vogue, what was not. I discovered Servant Leadership.

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How To Be A Servant Leader

Eric Jacobson

Check out the definitive book on servant leadership. It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. Maxwell writes: " When you become a leader, you give up your right to think of yourself first.