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Servant Leadership Observer ? November 2010

Modern Servant Leader

Who Do You Serve? Speedboat or Sailboat Leadership: Which Do You Practice? Do You Have a “Seagull Manager”? Do You Practice Artificial or Authentic Accountability? Do You Have a “Leadership Tell”? Do You Show Your Unsung Heroes Love? Do You Steal From Tomorrow? November 2008.

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The Innovation Mindset in Action: Shantha Ragunathan

Harvard Business Review

Sasikala, a Block Development Officer (BDO), talked to the Kodapattinam villagers about microfinance , only Shantha, of all the villagers, saw the opportunity and took action. Undeterred, Shantha persisted until she persuaded the required number of people to sign up for the microfinance project. At six, Shantha lost her parents.

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Entrepreneurship Needs to Be a Bigger Part of U.S. Foreign Aid

Harvard Business Review

Scan the research and you’ll find studies indicating that 50% of young adults who join rebel movements do so because they can’t find a job ; that the likelihood of civil war jumps dramatically with small declines in economic growth ; that “ Arab revolutions. Even this paltry figure overstates the total. .”

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Entrepreneurs: You're More Important Than Your Business Plan

Harvard Business Review

These are lessons we've learned from investing $30 million over the last 25 years in 500+ social start-ups about what make a promising social entrepreneur, but they are equally applicable to any entrepreneur. Do they care deeply about this issue or community? Do we understand why? Marquis found a way to do this.

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How to Make Room in Your Work Life for the Rest of Your Self

Harvard Business Review

The greedy nature of our work (asking us to wear more hats, to do more, to be always on ), combined with the demands of our personal lives and social pressure to be and focus on just one thing, means we need to learn how to manage our portfolio of different identities and the expectations that come with them.

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