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Servant Leadership Observer ? November 2010

Modern Servant Leader

Who Is Accountable for Your Career? Why Meetings Suck (Costs) & How to Reveal It. Careers for Servant Leaders. Peer-to-Peer Microfinance: A Sustainable Solution to Poverty. Blogging is a Mirror of Yourself and Your Organization. The Answer May Surprise You. Servant Leadership Observer – April 2011. Jill Knapp.

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The Innovation Mindset in Action: Shantha Ragunathan

Harvard Business Review

Sasikala, a Block Development Officer (BDO), talked to the Kodapattinam villagers about microfinance , only Shantha, of all the villagers, saw the opportunity and took action. Undeterred, Shantha persisted until she persuaded the required number of people to sign up for the microfinance project. So I made sure revenues exceeded costs."