Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Much of what I practice in both leadership and technology roles, I first learned early in my career. In fact, the early years of my career formed the lens through which I view most of my professional perspectives. After college, I joined the Career Development Program at Air Products & Chemicals. For the Career Starter.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

The Climber seeks first to climb the career ladder. Climbers make decisions for the organization based on the implications to their career. Although one is better for most tribes, each has its place. Which are you? Climbers only contributes if it will help them climb. Climbers seek to promote themselves over their peers.

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Modern Servant Leader

APRIL 2, 2013

Career Over Organization : If your only motivation is your career and you have no interest in the success of the organization you serve, servant leadership may not work. Without Servant Leadership, you may not be able to achieve any long-term objectives, your other stakeholders may abandon you and your career may suffer.

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Modern Servant Leader

APRIL 29, 2011

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Modern Servant Leader

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

However, I’ve found from my career that the best mentor mentee relationships I’ve had over the years have been the ones that have sort of self-selected where we just kind of met and it came out of a more informal mechanism.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

I encourage everyone, regardless of career stage, age or position in life, to find several mentors. You career, and more importantly your life, will be richer for it. .” – John Kerry. If your employer assigns you one and you don’t see these signs in that person, find another.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

The alternative of selfish focus on individual careers is all-too-well documented in failures. Without service to stakeholders as the primary goal of a leader, organizations fail. This, in essence, is what most leadership books boil down to. Sustainable success demands Servant Leadership. No, I’m not naive.

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Modern Servant Leader

MARCH 27, 2012

Selfishness can end your career. Even in individual sports, a focus on yourself at the exclusion of all others can hurt your career. We don’t have to all be saints, but too often leaders miss the opportunity to serve all stakeholders by focusing solely on shareholders. Selfishness is frowned upon. – Luke 12:48.

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Modern Servant Leader

AUGUST 21, 2014

In short, you won’t be confident enough to make decisions that could negatively impact your career but are best for the organization and it’s stakeholders. However, if you are dependent upon the organization you serve for the financial well-being of your family, there is a problem. You are unwilling to listen.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 20, 2013

Self-interest and a focus on one’s career above and beyond the needs of the organization. When leaders give up caring about the passion of their people and focus only on skills and abilities, apathy for the vision and mission sets in. When this apathy sets in, the organizational culture looks inward more than out. The result?

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 10, 2014

This does not mean personal career goals should be ignored – only that they must come after serving stakeholders. Specifically, we speak here of putting the needs of those you serve, first. To lead effectively, you must serve many stakeholder groups and their interests should come before your own. Empathetic.

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Therefore, you are likely to encounter many haters in your career. As a leader, you are charged with making difficult decisions. Every decision comes with a trade-off. Every trade-off has the potential to make someone unhappy. But that’s not Jon’s question. Jon asks, “how did you” do it differently?

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Modern Servant Leader

MAY 28, 2013

Again, if you seek to remain anonymous, provide how many years you’ve been in the position or career. Just share the industry or some brief explanation of the type of organization. You: Who you are in general. Leader: How did they come to the role of leader? Were they hired externally or promoted within?

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Who Is Accountable for Your Career? Careers for Servant Leaders. Identify Your Leader’s Weakness. Do You Practice Artificial or Authentic Accountability? Blogging is a Mirror of Yourself and Your Organization. The Answer May Surprise You. Servant Leadership Observer – April 2011. Resources for the Beginning Servant Leader.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Woody Hayes (Ohio State University) and Joe Paterno (Penn State University) both ended fantastic NCAA football coaching careers under unfortunate circumstances. Why is optimism so important, especially for those struggling right now? view this clip – 4:36). view this clip – 3:41). More from Mark Sanborn.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Across my career, I’ve worked on many multicultural and international teams. The world is shrinking. Today, I work directly with individuals who have a native language of English, Italian, Hindu, Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish or Vietnamese. Based on my experiences, I wrote tips for leading global teams.

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Modern Servant Leader

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

My failure to do this effectively has burned me badly in my career. This is the most important point. I don’t know why more leadership-development experts are not speaking of this. You must build relationships with your boss’s peers. Because people change. Priorities change. Relationships change.

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Modern Servant Leader

MAY 22, 2012

After all, you have responsibility for their career (at least in part), compensation and delivery commitments. It’s time to take another look at the benefits and constraints of people management: Leadership Benefits of People Management. Direct Influence. For each person you manage, you have the greatest direct influence.

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Modern Servant Leader

MAY 28, 2013

Again, if you seek to remain anonymous, provide how many years you’ve been in the position or career. Just share the industry or some brief explanation of the type of organization. You: Who you are in general. Leader: How did they come to the role of leader? Were they hired externally or promoted within?

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

This means being a leader even when nobody’s watching and valuing everyone – especially those who may not have something to offer that benefits you or your career. It is important to consider that virtues are relevant not only in the major, obvious decisions but in the little details as well.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I’ve hired externally many times in my career. In some instances, it was necessary due to excessive growth or the entry-level nature of a role. In other cases, it was because I failed to develop internal team members. When External Hires are Required. When I was at an educational institution , we had to grow very rapidly.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

” John Letts : You may not know John, but he was a senior leader at my employer, early in my career. Smith, a man who never entirely erased his own self-doubts, later summed up his tenure by saying simply, “I never stopped trying to become qualified for the job.”

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 11, 2023

New leaders often inherit troubled organizations. When Sean Payton took over as head coach of the professional US football team, The Denver Broncos , it was a team in distress. Unfortunately, Payton fell prey to the common temptation of attacking the reputation of his predecessors. Payton’s error was an amateur move, reflecting bad boss behavior.

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Bad Boss Behaviors Cause #2: Unclear Expectations We covered the first cause of Bad Boss Behaviors, Lack of Education , last week. Given the lack of formal education, new bosses are often left to their own devices to develop leadership skills. What does that experience look like?

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Beyond the Paycheck: Could Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Also Curtail Bad Boss Behaviors™? 6191) In the corporate world, where the gap between the haves and have-nots is sometimes as stark as the skyscrapers that house them, H.R.6191 6191 emerges as a potential paradigm flip.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Beyond the Paycheck: Could Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Also Curtail Bad Boss Behaviors™? 6191) In the corporate world, where the gap between the haves and have-nots is sometimes as stark as the skyscrapers that house them, H.R.6191 6191 emerges as a potential paradigm flip.

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Bad Bosses: The Bloodsucking Mosquitoes You May Deserve Bad bosses are like mosquitos. Countless studies have proven the harm bad bosses cause organizations. They can be everything from a mild nuisance to carriers of the death sentence for your organization. Much like mosquitos, how you handle the problem will impact your experience and results.

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Modern Servant Leader

AUGUST 16, 2023

When it comes to gratitude. One of my personal pet peeves is when somebody in management says, “Well, I didn’t want to list the names of people because I was afraid I’d forget somebody.” Sorry, but I call b t. That is one of your responsibilities as a manager. As a leader.

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Modern Servant Leader

AUGUST 29, 2023

Your first 90 days in a new leadership role are critical to your success. So, how do you do it right?

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Modern Servant Leader

AUGUST 8, 2023

“To really understand someone, you need to walk a mile in their shoes.” That sounds nice, but it’s wrong. To really understand someone, we need to walk a mile in their muddy boots. Let me explain…. When you ask someone how they’re doing, what is a typical response? Do they tell you their struggles and pains?

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Modern Servant Leader

JULY 11, 2023

Do you need your current position? We cannot lead what we need. Are you dependent upon your current employer for income and benefits? Then you cannot lead there.

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 9, 2012

I would guess the major challenge was to get them to understand from my perspective through my teaching ability and enthusiasm about what I am teaching, that I have made it work in several environments over the past years of my career. While this seemed easy among those who knew me, at conferences it seemed more challenging.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

He was down the road in a new career a couple years later. I’ve seen it my whole career. You haven’t been appreciating people for the last 20 years of your career? So the plant manager didn’t understand how they could be getting such good results, if he wasn’t beating them or kicking them. Honesty, bad idea.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

He was down the road in a new career a couple years later. I’ve seen it my whole career. You haven’t been appreciating people for the last 20 years of your career? So the plant manager didn’t understand how they could be getting such good results, if he wasn’t beating them or kicking them. Honesty, bad idea.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 7, 2011

The Scenario: Overconfident. I was hired to deliver a new back office software suite. Prior to my arrival, the project had struggled to get off the ground, so expectations were high. They placed a lot of hope in me and perceived me as the “hero” outside hire. What was worse, I knew and believed the hype (insert foreshadow music here).

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

I recently received feedback that I am multitasking too much in meetings. The perception is that I am not engaged enough. This bothers me especially because multitasking during meetings has long been a pet peeve of my own. Therefore, I’m dedicating myself to fixing this.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The third cause of bad boss behaviors is needing what we should be leading. If a leader needs their job, they will be more susceptible to Bad Boss Behavior ™. The susceptibility stems from prioritizing what is best for their job security over what is best for the organization and all stakeholders. Let’s look at an example.

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