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Servant Leadership Revisited

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from William Dann: The concept of servant leadership was introduced by Ancient Chinese philosophers such as Lao-Tzu, then found in the Christian teachings of Mark. It was popularized in modern management writings by Robert Greenleaf in a 1970 essay. In that context, servant leadership works.

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Servant Leadership is True Leadership (and How You Can Do It)

Mark Sanborn

Consider a person much further up the organizational chart who made it a point to stop by, chat and check in on you, even though you didn’t report directly to her or him. It is possible, if not likely, that person was a servant leader. In 1970, Robert Greenleaf published an essay entitled, “The Servant as Leader.”

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Will Aetna CEO Transform Healthcare (and CEO Leadership While He’s at it)?

Michael Lee Stallard

Bertolini’s dedication to the cause of reforming healthcare and actions as CEO make him a clear example of a servant leader. Servant Leadership Defined. The term “servant leadership” has been around since Robert Greenleaf coined it in 1970. He gave them up for alternative medicines.

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A Good Bye with Humanity

Persuasive Powerhouse

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. As a leader, your job is to see and treat people with humanity, even as they are walking out the door. Fairly often, I’ll bet. And how often do you say “good bye” with humanity?

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The Magical Career Fairy Will Help You

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Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. I’m sorry to report, however, that the magical career fairy is a figment of your imagination. And the career fairy won’t just tap you and make it all happen.

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The Asking Dilemma

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Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. I work almost exclusively with mid- to upper- management in organizations. Let’s see if we can respond the excuses leaders have for avoiding this skill.

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Seeing the “And” in Others

Persuasive Powerhouse

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. Seeing the “and” works to improve any/all workplace relationships that may be less than ideal; with peers, customers and managers.