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Are You Improving Upon the Silence?

Next Level Blog

One of the most powerful quotes I’ve ever read has stuck with me for years. It’s from Robert Greenleaf in his book, Servant Leadership , where he wrote, “The most difficult question to ask oneself is, ‘Does what I have to say improve upon the silence?’” The impact of that is multi-faceted.

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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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The Best Leadership Books of 2019

Leading Blog

Books like Helping People Change and The Power of Bad , have the power to change forever how we work with others and address the things that hold us back. The Power of Bad : How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It by John Tierney and Roy F. Maxwell (HarperCollins Leadership, 2019) In Leadershift , John C.

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Use the History of Leadership to Lead Better Today

Mark Sanborn

Leadership theory has always been an attempt to understand what make a leader effective and distill and share those lessons with others. Leadership theory has evolved and continues to evolve over time. Another important leadership theory is Servant Leadership popularized by Robert Greenleaf in the seventies.

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To Connect, be a Servant Leader

Michael Lee Stallard

#23 Adopt a “Servant Leadership” Mindset – Here is a powerful truth: To serve is to connect. This is the notion behind servant leadership. By the way, Howard Behar went on to become the chairman of the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership.).

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The Definitive Book On Servant Leadership

Eric Jacobson

Be sure to read 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. You're sure to take lots of notes as you capture advice from this powerful book, where as John C.

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Servant Leadership In Action

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. You're sure to take lots of notes as you capture advice from this powerful book, where as John C.