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The Servant-Leadership Times They are a Changin

Modern Servant Leader

I was living in New York City when I first sought opportunities to work with companies focused on servant leadership. He went on to explain his experience turned up few – if any – companies that were serious about servant-leadership in the greater New York area. It is clear the servant-leadership times they are changing.

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Use the History of Leadership to Lead Better Today

Mark Sanborn

Leadership theory has always been an attempt to understand what make a leader effective and distill and share those lessons with others. Leadership theory has evolved and continues to evolve over time. Another important leadership theory is Servant Leadership popularized by Robert Greenleaf in the seventies.

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Servant Leadership Theory

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The magnum opus of Robert Greenleaf, Servant Leadership is a recent theory of leadership that argues that the most effective leaders are servants of their people. Greenleaf first presented the theory in a 1970 essay, “The Servant as Leader.” Intro to Leadership Theory. Situational Leadership Theory.

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SERVANT Leaders are Virtuous – Acronym Model

Modern Servant Leader

Background: This post is part of a series defining the principles of Servant Leadership via the acronym SERVANT ( Selfless , Empathetic , Resolute , Virtuous, Authentic, Needful and Thorough). For more, visit the overview at this link or sign up for the free online course, Servant Leadership 101. Don’t do it. And he did.

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Interview with David McCuistion of Vanguard Organizational Leadership (VOL)

Modern Servant Leader

David McCuistion is a Modern Servant Leader subscriber and fellow Servant Leadership advocate. When I heard of his military background, Servant Leadership experience and his platform in Vanguard Organizational Leadership , I asked him for an interview. He kindly obliged, below… Servant Leadership Questions and Answers.

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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? There's a sea of poor advice to wade through looking for those leadership pearls of wisdom , especially with the popularity of blogging and the ease of self-publishing. Leadership books aren't a magic cure-all that turns you into a great leader overnight.

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14 Leadership Studies – Quick Overview of Leadership

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14 Fascinating Theories from Leadership Studies. If you’ve never delved into the field of leadership studies as a businessperson or college student , you really should. Taking a look at trait theory, you’ll see that it is in many ways related to Great Man Theory when it comes to understanding leadership. TRAIT THEORY.