Modern Servant Leader

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Thanksgiving at the Office

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What about that night when they stayed late and cranked out the project in time to meet the deadline you promised? I want to thank that amazing team that knocked out a huge project, just in time for the Thanksgiving break. What about your team, customers, business partners and boss? Did you thank them then? Thank you all.

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Score More in 2024: 24 Innovative Leadership Goals for the New Year

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Measurement: Percentage of successful projects applying Agile methods. Increase Innovation: Develop programs like hackathons, innovation days, and community support projects that help team members think outside of the box. Measurement: Number of projects leveraging AI capabilities by year end. Consider our course.

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Inverted Pyramid of Project Success

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Top Tips for Managing Up

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.” Instead, ask, “Can we get 2 analysts for 3 weeks, starting Tuesday, to keep the project on schedule?” Instead of saying, “We have a problem”, say, “The project is running 2 weeks behind schedule. Don’t say, “this project is a higher priority.” Your boss is busy. We all are.

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SERVANT Leaders are Selfless – Acronym Model

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For example, an executive decides to invest in a project that makes his team look great rather one lead by a peer with stronger benefits. Although the peer’s project may be better for the organization overall, the selfish leader prioritizes their own project to make themselves look better than the peer.

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Lead Like a Curling Sweeper

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In contrast to the toxic leader, the servant leader may alter directions for the project, but seeks to serve the team in accomplishing the organization’s goals. The Broom : Is your tool for clearing the path for the project. The Stone : Is the project, service or product your team is working on getting to the target or objective.

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Servant-Leadership 101: Principle of Empathy (Hidden Figures Video Example)

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Katherine Johnson was responsible for calculating trajectory launch windows and emergency return paths for project Mercury, including flights for Alan Shepard, the first American in space and John Glenn, the first American in orbit and many more. Henson, one of the first black American scientists to work for NASA, confronted by her boss.

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