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4 Ways Servant Leaders Use Power

Leading with Trust

On the flip side, maybe the word power emboldens you with excitement, energy, or drive to exert your influence on people and circumstances in your life. I recently spoke at the Training 2020 Conference & Expo on the topic of Servant Leadership. Servant leaders seeking more power? But what is power? How do we get it?

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Top Tips for Managing Up

Modern Servant Leader

Top Tips for Managing Up. When it comes to managing up, there are two scenarios: when you’re on good terms with your boss and when you’re struggling with them. From my experience, most people seeking advice on managing up, are already struggling to align with their boss. Managing Your Boss in Good Times & Bad.

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Aim Higher: Servant Leaders Develop Other Leaders

Skip Prichard

Studies have proven that leadership development efforts help you: Retain emerging leaders. Increase change management success. The only real leadership is servant leadership. The panel goes on to provide some great, actionable tips on how to help “lead leaders” within your team. A servant leader develops other leaders.

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How to Increase Your Influence Using 5 Simple Words

Lead from Within

The words you speak as a leader are especially influential, with the ability to empower or disempower others. Of all the words you can say, five are especially meaningful in terms of influence: How can I help you? Spending quality time with people will affect their job performance directly and spreads your influence.

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Is it Time to Fire Your Boss? 3 Questions to Ask.

Modern Servant Leader

Help their peers see the problem so they may influence improvements in your boss. Furthermore, if you’re in a leadership or people management role yourself, remember, you cannot lead what you need. Take this opportunity to ensure you’re ready to be the best leader you can be. Is it Time to Fire Your Boss?

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Focus on the Journey, Not the Destination

Lead Change Blog

The article, titled, “Beam Me Up Scotty,” talks about me being too focused on my own career — causing me to miss an opportunity to learn from my boss, who was a very quiet, humble servant leader. I was in my late 20s at the time and thought I was a good leader. As leaders, we must get results.

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Leader, Know Yourself

Lead Change Blog

A leader’s personal constitution is a formal statement that specifies their personal purpose, their values and aligned behaviors, and their leadership or influencing philosophy. The last element of one’s personal constitution is their leadership or influencing philosophy. We are all leaders, no matter our role.