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Aim Higher: Servant Leaders Think Long Term

Skip Prichard

My grandfather didn’t use the term “delayed gratification,” but that’s what he was talking about, and it’s a critical part of servant leadership. Servant leaders think long-term. Just like investing, a great leader is thinking about the long-term future of the team and of the organization. Did I influence a career?

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How to Fix Leadership Mistakes – Learning from CNN’s Example

Modern Servant Leader

Be transparent about the temporary nature and use servant leaders. If we focus on the best of their example, we learn how to fix big leadership mistakes. LESSON 2 : When you know you messed up bad, don’t waste time. Move quickly to stabilize the problem. To maximize speed, this will often require interim solutions.

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Aim Higher: Servant Leaders Help People with Life Issues

Skip Prichard

They change careers. Otherwise, you are only a manager with a title, not a servant leader leading with others in mind. Caring about others is a crucial quality of servant leadership. Servant leaders recognize that the best leaders respect, trust and care for the whole person. They retire.

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Your First 90 Days: How to Start Your New Leadership Role Right.

Modern Servant Leader

A 90 Day Roadmap for New Hire and Promoted Leaders. This post also appeared on our LinkedIn newsletter at: [link] The post Your First 90 Days: How to Start Your New Leadership Role Right. appeared first on Modern Servant Leader.

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211: Breaking Through Barriers | with Dave Shurna

Engaging Leader

Dave Shurna joins me to discuss tips from his new book about breaking through barriers of all types, and how to be a servant leader helping break barriers for other people too. . Whether in our personal lives, at work, or in our communities, we all face challenges that can prevent us from reaching our full potential.

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43 Best Leadership Books to Skyrocket Your Career

Miles Anthony Smith

Do Leadership Books Really Help Advance Your Life and Career? Even if you manage to find what appears to be solid leadership advice, does it actually help you advance your career and become a better leader? The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle: How to Become a Servant Leader James C.

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4 Strategies to Remove Fear from Your Leadership

Leading with Trust

Ken Blanchard and I address this topic in our book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust. I’ve observed many leaders who manage people through fear. Our friend, Garry Ridge, former CEO of WD-40, modeled this principle during his career. So, what’s the antidote to fear?