Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

A leader is often placed in a position of confidential information. Spears, Larry: Power of Servant Leaders (Greenleaf, Spears, 1998); Servant Leadership: A Journey into… (Greenleaf, Spears, 2002); and more. What Authentic Looks Like for Leaders. References : 1. Sipe, James W. & & Frick, Don M.:

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Among my favorite lessons from Robert Greenleaf is the one on “Primus Inter Pares” This is Latin for, “ First Among Equals “ The point is, if someone is an expert on a topic, they may be better to lead a discussion or decision on that topic, than the chief executive. References : 1. Sipe, James W. &

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Servant leadership has come a long way since Robert Greenleaf first popularized the term in the 1970s, and while it’s probably fair to say it is still not the predominant view of how leaders should be, it is growing in popularity. ” A different type of leader. ”

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Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Another important leadership theory is Servant Leadership popularized by Robert Greenleaf in the seventies. It was controversial at a time when title, position and status were revered because it suggested that leaders should focus on serving the needs of their followers, rather than pursuing their own self-interests.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

He knows it will have a positive effect on the length and quality of lives of millions of Americans. The term “servant leadership” has been around since Robert Greenleaf coined it in 1970. His mindset of serving the cause and serving those who serve the cause could very well make Aetna a catalyst for positive change in healthcare.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Grace tells the stories of women and men who are making a positive difference in our world by devoting themselves to serving as agents of positive change. Maxwell helps leaders gain the ability and willingness to make leadership changes that will positively enhance their organizational and personal growth. Blog Post ).

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 9, 2012

As Greenleaf wrote, there is a healing in the process of serving others. I think the greatest challenge facing the adoption of Servant Leadership as your personal leadership focus is that one has to take the “ego” out of their positional authority and put others first. Why do you advocate Servant Leadership?

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 9, 2020

Countries around the world are striving to improve the gender diversity of both the boards and other senior positions in organizations across the public, private and voluntary sectors. While the positive effects of servant leadership are undeniable, it’s not a one-size-fits-all solution,” they conclude. “But,

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. Larry is also the one who studied Greenleaf’s writings for years, extracted and shared the very popular 10 Characteristics of Servant-Leadership. A very humble man, he often points to Robert Greenleaf as the source of his message.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 17, 2016

The word servant (with a hat tip to Robert Greenleaf!) How do partner-leaders carry out their “in charge” positions without power and authority being the medium of exchange? Assume the best in your employees and, like Cassie, your employees will be a shining example of your assumption. implies deference while partner implies mutuality.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 30, 2016

They are catalysts who make positive things happen with available people, ideas, and resources. Larry Weidel is the author of Serial Winner: 5 Actions to Create Your Cycle of Success (Greenleaf, October 2015). Leaders are difference makers. Strategy is important, innovation is important.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. Larry is also the one who studied Greenleaf’s writings for years, extracted and shared the very popular 10 Characteristics of Servant-Leadership. A very humble man, he often points to Robert Greenleaf as the source of his message.

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Mark Sanborn

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In 1970, Robert Greenleaf published an essay entitled, “The Servant as Leader.” ” At a time when leadership was often an aspiration of those who wanted recognition and power, Greenleaf’s ideas were revolutionary. The antidote to negativity, I believe, isn’t positivity but gratitude.

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Leading with Trust

JUNE 9, 2019

Greenleaf , the father of the modern servant leader movement, said the motive of a servant leader is to serve first, and out of that desire to serve rises a conscious decision to lead. Say we more than me — When servant leaders do talk, they focus the attention on their team by speaking in the collective we , rather than the personal me.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

For instance, Turregano has used the 1957 drama 12 Angry Men to illustrate Jim Collins' ideas in the best-selling book Good to Great, and the classic It's a Wonderful Life to model Robert Greenleaf's ideas of servant leadership. Give the viewers an assignment to find examples, themes or behaviors that translate to the topic being studied.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 19, 2011

According to my experiences, working with happiness, motivation, humor and confidence will make things more effective and much easier, since we have a positive attitude. Love work, love colleagues and love ourselves. Mary Jo Asmus : January 24, 2011 at 7:47 am Meng, you have a great attitude, and I bet others like working with you.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Positive and Realistic: You can go far on a positive attitude. Positivity is energizing and encouraging, keeping your followers going in good times and bad. Realism combined with positivity grounds you in truth and allows you to reject the impractical. Having a positive attitude affirms individuals that surround you.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 19, 2011

If no one on your team is capable of being trained for your role, you need to know others in the organization (or even outside the company) who would be good fits for your position. Meng: January 23, 2011 at 4:00 am Right now I am just a graduate student and definitely not in a leader position. Stay in touch with those people.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 17, 2011

They learned how to give constructive feedback to each other and agreed that they needed to assure that positive feedback and expressing points of agreement in a debate were needed. Will they stay true? I wonder if they will be able to stay true to the commitments they’ve made to work together when the going gets tough.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 28, 2010

In internally competitive organizations with people competing for scarce positions of autonomy, this doesn’t play well. Learning new things makes people feel vulnerable until they master the new skill. There could be a 90-day lag period where performance is less than stellar.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 10, 2010

When we are intentional about our words, we can choose to spread positive emotion or negative emotion; to lift or deflate. To be intentionally positive is the key to making gratefulness a habit in our lives. I think many of us have a natural tendency to want to downplay positive events, for fear of the ensuing negative event.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

All of the information he provided was given in a positive way, without rushing. It reminds me of the research that Gallup did (chronicled in the book How Full Is Your Bucket by Tom Rath) that identified the optimal mix of positive to negative comments as 5 to 1. How often we forget the impact our own attitude has on others.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 10, 2010

I have even seen that sometimes, these people also reconsider joining the same organization again, just because they had positive experiences at workplace when they left. And yes, it is great for branding, because an employee/peer who walks out with a good feeling spreads the word and talks about his/her exit experience.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 8, 2010

Some of these clients got lucky and found positions in different parts of the same company before the firing squad came. Often what it comes down to is that their manager is not willing to wait for the time it takes my client to make some changes to their leadership.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 25, 2010

Upbeat and positive, people loved being around him. Best, Tanmay Mole Chapman : August 25, 2010 at 10:19 am indeed, I’m always stuck by the human capacity to contribute positively to others. As leaders, we are in the valued position to make a tremendous impression. Thanks for this post MJ!

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Cheer for your favorite players from the Big Ten: Our regular referee for the carnival positions himself in the backfield today, but will return for the next game in November. Simmons - Positive Organizational Behavior : October 3, 2010 at 4:47 pm [.] if No Action is Taken. reddit_url = [.] My contribution to the carnival is [.]

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Everything she does is with a positive attitude and she never gives up. Carina, you are such a positive force with your blog comments. We have tried to make him feel like he’s a part of the team and to try to show him the importance of his position but to no avail. Inspiration is all around us. How about you? Keep it up!

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Louise Altman : September 9, 2010 at 5:36 pm Hi Mary Jo, You know what is so important about using Appreciative Inquiry – we now know from the latest neuroscience research that every time we acknowledge what works, what is positive, we are activating the pleasure part of our brains. Thanks for sharing your story.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 26, 2010

First, encouraging, coaching, + nurturing individuals in ways that establish patterns of work which improve the odds positive results will be sought creatively (I esp. John Cousineau : July 27, 2010 at 10:53 am Mary Jo: Thanks for this. IMO, there are 2 keys to getting there. like, for instance, Twyla Tharpe’s Creative Habits).

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Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Greenleaf's, "Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power & Greatness," provides a blueprint for securing and maintaining proper, respectable leadership. Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness Robert K.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 27, 2010

Reeve chose to dedicate the rest of his life to being a positive force, raising funds and awareness for spinal cord injuries. Yet only a few short months after his accident, he was appearing on television and telling the world what a lucky many he was.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Jennifer, it is so much more positive to think in these terms, isn’t it? And I know you and I are there to help people FIND their own. Happy Thanksgiving, Mary JO. Mary Jo Asmus : November 24, 2010 at 4:46 pm Yathi, those are my favorites too. Hmmm… I wonder when I’ll be ready to re-find my grey hair?)

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

And so this becomes the lens through which we view others: “He has an attitude problem and just cannot work on team&# , or, “She is a high performer, but couldn’t possibly step up to a position in the C-suite&#. I think it’s all about the environment you set for them. Thanks for the great post.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The act of reflecting can us to become aware of our past actions in order to impact the future in a positive way. For every decision, there are often positive results and less-than-positive results. I found your suggestion of reflecting on prior events or decisions that had a positive outcome very beneficial.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

One of the worst things a leader can do is to let their ego write checks their talent can’t cash… Humility is actually the trait that magnifies all other positive attributes. Greenleaf in 1970. True self-confidence is reflected in a person’s deeds and actions, and not in their ability to boast.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

“Leadership is not a person or a position. ” –Robert Greenleaf. After decades of coaching powerful executives around the world, Lolly Daskal has observed that leaders rise to their positions relying on a specific set of values and traits. ” — John Quincy Adams. ” –Joanne Ciulla.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 15, 2010

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