Lead Change Blog

MARCH 1, 2017

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). In 1964 he took an early retirement to found the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership. institutions was not working. Before the U.S.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 10, 2015

Robert Greenleaf. Nurturing, thoughtful leaders find the sweet spot in allowing just the right level of disruption that keeps things current, fresh, and relevant without creating chaos. Do those being served grow as persons; do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous?

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 17, 2016

The word servant (with a hat tip to Robert Greenleaf!) Assume the best in your employees and, like Cassie, your employees will be a shining example of your assumption. Being a partner does not mean acting as a “servant.” implies deference while partner implies mutuality. Servant connotes power over; partner connotes power with.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 30, 2016

Larry Weidel is the author of Serial Winner: 5 Actions to Create Your Cycle of Success (Greenleaf, October 2015). The more you can automate, put into a routine or on a list, or get on a schedule, the more discretionary time you create for yourself and for your team—time you can use to strategize, create, innovate, and grow.

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