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Use the History of Leadership to Lead Better Today

Mark Sanborn

Another important leadership theory is Servant Leadership popularized by Robert Greenleaf in the seventies. This theory emphasizes the importance of leaders being humble, ethical, and compassionate, and places a strong emphasis on the leader’s role in developing and empowering their followers. One size rarely fits all.

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Servant Leadership Theory

LDRLB

The magnum opus of Robert Greenleaf, Servant Leadership is a recent theory of leadership that argues that the most effective leaders are servants of their people. Greenleaf first presented the theory in a 1970 essay, “The Servant as Leader.” Skills Theory. Leadership greenleaf servant theory' Intro to Leadership Theory.

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Is There Hope for Leaders?

Persuasive Powerhouse

August 15th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Yet another Fortune CEO has fallen due to ethics violations. Is there hope for ethical, moral power to prevail? Am I acting ethically in this situation?” Assuring that your leadership is moral and ethical can be easier when you have good relationships with those around you.

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Thought-full Thursday: The Inspiration of Questions

Persuasive Powerhouse

What is the most ethical action we might take?” Albert Einstein; the question that led to the theory of relativity. What might DNA look like in a 3D form?” Watson and Crick; the question that led to the discovery of the double helix. Where can I get a good hamburger on the road?”

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43 Best Leadership Books to Skyrocket Your Career

Miles Anthony Smith

Click "READ MORE" to unveil these books and start taking your leadership skills to a higher level. Greenleaf's, "Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power & Greatness," provides a blueprint for securing and maintaining proper, respectable leadership. The Case for Servant Leadership Author Kent M.

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Are We Responsible for Bad Leadership?

Persuasive Powerhouse

Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office. Large corporations have HR departments that trained to help and also many have anonymous phone lines where you can report companies’ ethical violators, workplace abuse.

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Being Wrong is Good

Persuasive Powerhouse

Yet it is always the moral and ethical thing to do. If you are in a work environment that simply doesn’t get it, get out asap! Mary Jo Asmus : December 16, 2010 at 12:40 pm Ellie, I agree that the context or environment makes it difficult to admit when one is wrong.