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My Great Failure, Part 1: Overconfidence & a Humility Lesson

Modern Servant Leader

I was hired to deliver a new back office software suite. After meeting with our customers, I compiled a business requirements document (to tell programmers what the software must do). After meeting with our customers, I compiled a business requirements document (to tell programmers what the software must do). These were gold.

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QAspire Blog: Practical Insights on Quality, Management.

QAspire

Servant leadership is all about getting authority (not just power) by serving the people you lead. Servant-leaders focus on achieving results by giving priority to the needs of their people/peers. Servant leadership is not just a concept - it is a mindset.

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The Fickle Nature of Good Character and Trust

Leading with Trust

Brock is a Channel Partner with The Ken Blanchard Companies, an executive leadership coach, servant leader, and a man of integrity. When interviewing new employees for a software company I cofounded, we would ask the candidates to bring their personal core values to the second interview. Servant Leader.

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My Great Failure, Part 3: Needing Where I Should be Leading

Modern Servant Leader

The requirement was to replace the primary software tool of the company, in less than a month’s time. As we neared a critical turning point in the year, an unrealistic demand was placed on me and the team for which I was accountable. I was shocked by the expectation.

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