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Common Objections and Misconceptions of SERVANT Leadership

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Most often, it executives object to the term “Servant” Here are some of the common misconceptions leading to these objections: Servant Implies Slavery : Servant implies service to others. Question: What are other common objections or misconceptions of Servant Leadership?

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Accountability: Servant-Leadership in Sales

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These may include… Trust : If there is commitment to an objective and the consequences are the same whether that objective is hit or missed, trust is damaged. Make sure your leadership and sales team understand why accountability is important for your company.

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3 Common Business Words That Should be Shot

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People are not objects. If you refer to someone as an object how do you expect them to respond? You lead people, you manage objects (time, money, inventory). You may find creative and energized people you can lead, rather than a group of owned, objects you must manage. The Company’s / Team’s / Group’s.

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Ken Melrose Completes His Service on Earth

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The objective was to reach a financial settlement. The objective was to help their customer in the greatest time of need. The industry practice whenever an operator was harmed or killed was to dispatch lawyers to quickly resolve the matter. Ken had his team take a different approach.

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There Are No Leadership Positions

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If you are in an executive, director, or manager position, you have responsibility for managing schedules, objectives, and assets. Your role makes you a leader. Positions for Managers. A title defines a management position. Positions and titles can be given or offered by organizations. Definition of Position according to Meriam-Webster.

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When Servant Leadership Will Not Work

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Short Term Objectives Only : If you have no long-term objectives. Without Servant Leadership, you may not be able to achieve any long-term objectives, your other stakeholders may abandon you and your career may suffer. Yes, there are situations in which Servant Leadership will not work. Here are a few I can think of: 1.

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5 Tips for Practical and Helpful Passwords

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Objectives as Passwords. Make each password a personal objective to remind and inspire you at each sign in. It is important this objective is not something an external party could guess (such as an objective you state publicly). Here are some sample objectives: - Weight loss goal. Make your password relevant.

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