Lead Change Blog

MARCH 1, 2017

The current public personas of people whom we would title “leaders” are a far cry from the model Robert Greenleaf developed during his 40 years with American Telephone and Telegraph (now AT&T). In 1964 he took an early retirement to found the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership. Today, Greenleaf’s servant leadership can be found in the work of authors and educators like Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey, Margaret Wheatley, Jack Zenger, and Warren Bennis.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 9, 2018

At the morning break, his colleagues had said of this charismatic leader, “He doesn’t just walk the talk, he runs it.” But we can opt to not be a pedestrian or passenger in this life; we can be a servant leader who encounters each “child of God” with courage, passion, and respect. Servant leaders serve, not because it is what they are supposed to do, but because it is who they are. The post Inside the Soul of a Servant Leader appeared first on Lead Change.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 24, 2020

All I want for Christmas is Servant Leadership. Sat on Zoom hoping a leader would come, on their behalf. Tired of the power model still in the air, They hoped a servant-leader, soon would be there. Leaders won’t focus on fame, or their name in lights.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 15, 2021

Check out the definitive book on servant leadership. It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. Servant leadership is about always putting others first.

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Servant-leaders fail when they tolerate self-serving in others. Don’t be the only servant in the room. The ultimate goal of servant-leadership isn’t serving for the sake… Continue reading → Servant-leadership Culture Leadership Development organizational success servant leaders Serving One-way service is naive, wasteful, and irresponsible.

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 24, 2019

How do you measure the success of a leader? How do you even define what it means to be a leader? After spending a good part of my life in leadership roles and the past 20 years coaching, educating and writing for leaders, the death of my father, Dr. Jack Eblin , 10 days ago has me considering those questions anew. Based on his track record and my assumption that a leader should always be targeting the next, higher position, I felt confident he could do it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

It was time for her to find something new. ”I can’t […] The post The Trouble With Servant Leaders appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Authenticity Callings Communication energy Relationships givers giving too much servant leaders servant leadership stress takers trouble “I’ve failed.” ” Mark’s voice shook as we met to discuss next steps for Lisa, his troubled employee.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 10, 2019

You must choose between short-sighted coercion and servant leadership. Choose who… Continue reading → Marks of leaders Personal Growth Servant-leadership Leadership DevelopmentThe way you view yourself sets the trajectory of your leadership. You might pressure people into conformity, but that never wins hearts.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 19, 2018

Servant Leadership Is The Way Of The Future How to create more servant leaders should be on the minds of every leader. By creating more servant leaders, you help produce leaders who are leading because they have a desire to help and influence others. However, how does one create more servant leaders? It can be hard to find up-and-coming leaders who truly want to serve others. What Is Servant Leadership?

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Studies have proven that leadership development efforts help you: Retain emerging leaders. The only real leadership is servant leadership. 3 Reasons Not to be a Superhuman Leader. If there’s only one leader who must do everything, you limit progress. If you don’t invest in others, then you need to be a superhuman leader. Second, it provides no growth for new leaders. Servant leaders are the opposite of micromanagers.”

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Arrogant leaders require everything to go through them, and that weakens the team.” What one trait of servant leadership is absolutely crucial to the other eight? On this week’s “Aim Higher” podcast, my panel and I discuss the last of the nine traits of a servant leader: humility.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

One of the traits of a servant leader is the ability to think, “you, not me.”. Like anyone, a leader has a responsibility for self-care. Perhaps even more than others, a good leader needs to take care of his or her own physical, spiritual, emotional and family needs. You can’t be a great servant leader if you are not healthy yourself. Someone—a leader in the organization well above that manager—was not thinking “you, not me.” Put Others First.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 2, 2015

Serving for results is servant leadership. In organizational life, the goal … … Continue reading → Author Book Notes Servant-leadership Serving Book Giveaway! Leave a comment on this post to become eligible for one of twenty free copies of, “Dare to Serve: How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others,” by Cheryl Bachelder, CEO of Popeyes Serving for the sake of serving is noble.

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Servant Leadership and Diversity. Servant leadership is a topic that I have written and spoken about all over the world. One of the most popular posts on Leadership Insights is the 9 Qualities of a Servant Leader , written years ago. On the Aim Higher podcast, we’ll talk about the nine qualities of the servant leader. My panel and I talk about why that’s such an important trait in a leader. Lessons from a Debate. I was only a kid.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 18, 2018

” The heart of servant leadership… Continue reading → Coaching Interview Leading Leadership DevelopmentPressure produces compliance, not commitment. The compliant never achieve greatness. It’s not leadership to declare a random goal and pressure people to perform. “Increase profits by ten percent!”

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The first time I was asked what a servant-leader looks like I was dumbfounded. Who wouldn’t know? But after some thought, I realized that some may not understand what to look for when… Continue reading → Humility arrogance Leadership Development

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

This week, I had the honor of co-hosting the Online Servant Leadership Summit with Becky Robinson. A common question coming in from the audience was “is it possible to be a servant leader if the culture doesn’t support it?” A vital part of being a servant leader is advocating for what your team needs. Scared leaders can’t serve well. You’ll attract real servants like a magnet and the upwards results spiral will continue.

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Leading with Trust

MARCH 8, 2020

I recently spoke at the Training 2020 Conference & Expo on the topic of Servant Leadership. After my presentation, a participant approached me to discuss how servant leaders use power. Servant leaders seeking more power? Power. The word itself evokes a reaction.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 3, 2018

Guest post by Ken Blanchard: Most people who consider themselves servant leaders spend the majority of their time thinking about how to help their people get what they need to achieve their goals and live according to the organizational vision. These leaders want to make a difference in their organizations and in the lives of their people. Like everyone else, however, even the most well-meaning servant leader struggles occasionally with the human ego.

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Modern Servant Leader

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

I’d seen other leaders achieve better results, without leaving a wake of bodies. What the latest book recommended by Harvard Business Review said and what popular leaders proclaimed. I discovered Servant Leadership. It became clear – servant leadership is authentic leadership. You only require the term “servant” because society is confused regarding what is authentic leadership. It was 2006.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Otherwise, you are only a manager with a title, not a servant leader leading with others in mind. Caring about others is a crucial quality of servant leadership. Servant leaders recognize that the best leaders respect, trust and care for the whole person. Truly gifted people never are…Effective leaders allow great people to do the work they were born to do.” As a leader, be a coworker and a coach, but not counsellor.

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Servant Leadership is Based on Trust. The second quality of servant leadership that I want to address with you is the importance of building a culture of trust. Simply put, servant leaders build a culture of trust. Because without trust—for the leader, for coworkers, for the organization at large—everyone will be focused on survival rather than success. All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.” ? Barrie, author of Peter Pan.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 1, 2014

People aren’t in organizations to serve leaders. Leaders are in… Continue reading → Culture Servant-leadership Leadership Development Organizational Development organizational success Every act of leadership is an act of service. Anything less is exploitation. The higher you go, the more people you get to serve.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Servant Leaders Outperform Because They Connect Published by Michael Lee Stallard on October 18, 2010 05:21 pm under connection culture , employee engagement , human value , inspiring identity , intentional connectors , knowledge flow Servant leaders connect with the people they lead and create Connection Cultures that are essential to achieve sustainable superior performance.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 15, 2011

This past Monday night, my wife Diane and I had a once a lifetime experience. We got to attend the red carpet premiere of the last Harry Potter movie at Lincoln Center in New York. Diane has to be. Please click the headline to read the whole story. Current Affairs Leadership

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Leaders Think Long Term. Great leaders think about tomorrow, not only today.” My grandfather didn’t use the term “delayed gratification,” but that’s what he was talking about, and it’s a critical part of servant leadership. Servant leaders think long-term. Just like investing, a great leader is thinking about the long-term future of the team and of the organization. We live our lives in lifetimes, and servant leaders understand this and plan for it.

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 17, 2014

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. The first principle in the SERVANT Leadership acronym is Selfless. What Selfless Looks Like for Leaders. In fact, servant leaders don’t seek fame or fortune.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Traits of a Servant Leader. Remnants of that behavior, though, still remain in many companies and for many leaders, especially in times of stress and for many people new to their leadership roles. Servant leaders get more from their teams by “selling the why” behind ideas, rather than just “telling people what to do.”. “If Some may not want to be leaders—yet—but they want a seat at the table.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

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. The next principle in the SERVANT Leadership acronym is Authentic. A great leader is the same in private as they are in public. What Authentic Looks Like for Leaders.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 15, 2019

What natural resource are almost ALL leaders STARVING their teams of? Leadership Podcast compliment encourage Encouragement mentors servant leaders encourage servant leadership starve Team Team MembersDon’t Starve Your Team. I bet you’re hoarding it right now… and don’t even know it. It’s simple, doesn’t cost anything, and makes everyone feel better immediately. It’s encouragement.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Author information Mark Miller Mark Miller is a business leader, best-selling author and communicator. He teamed up with Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager to write The Secret : What Great Leaders Know and Do. In addition to his writing, Mark loves speaking to leaders. His theme is always the same: encouraging and equipping leaders. Leadership Development resolutions Servant Leadership

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Servant-leadership turns reciprocity outward. ” Servant leaders serve others so others are free to serve others. The normal rules… Continue reading → Servant-leadership Leadership DevelopmentReciprocity represents a shrinking circle of mutual benefit. “You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.”

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Servant-leadership turns reciprocity outward. ” Servant leaders serve others so others are free to serve others. The normal rules… Continue reading → Servant-leadership Leadership DevelopmentReciprocity represents a shrinking circle of mutual benefit. “You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.”

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 24, 2014

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. The second principle in the SERVANT Leadership acronym is Empathetic. Leaders who lose the ability to empathize lose the ability to lead.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

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. The last principle in the SERVANT Leadership acronym is THOROUGH. Servant leaders focus on the long-term. What THOROUGH Looks Like for Leaders.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

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. The next principle in the SERVANT Leadership acronym is Resolute. Resolve is necessary both to establish a culture of servant leadership and to achieve objectives.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

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. We’re near the end of our series on the definition of Servant Leadership through the acronym SERVANT. What NEEDFUL Looks Like for Leaders.

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Modern Servant Leader

AUGUST 24, 2015

I’ve been running this blog to advocate servant leadership adoption and digital media action, for free, since 2008. I want to continue spreading servant leadership adoption and digital media action, to help others succeed. Can I get 1 minute of your time? In all that time, I never asked a favor. Today though, I have a favor to ask. It should only take a minute of your time. You have a great opportunity to help me do this by voting on the Thinkers 50.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 7, 2018

Leave a comment on this guest post by Ken Blanchard to become eligible to win one of TWENTY complimentary copies of Servant Leadership in Action: How You… Continue reading → Author Book Notes Servant-leadershipA book giveaway!! 20 complimentary copies available.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

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. The next principle in the SERVANT Leadership acronym is Virtuous. The virtuous leader has high moral standards and leads their organization by example in this regard.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 8, 2016

Most servant leaders pride themselves on being leaders who—well, serve. Richard is an excellent leader and a smart man. but recently he told me he felt he was failing as a leader. I was seriously shocked to hear him say this, because I know him, and as a leader he is one of those people you automatically admire. So why would a great man and an even better leader feel like he was failing? Servant leaders inspire motivation.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 15, 2014

In contrast, the reindeer team leader, Rudolph, shows excellent leadership skills. Here are many reasons Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, should be recognized as a servant leader: Rudolph the Servant Leader. So the next time you see the jolly old elf, laughing “Ho, ho, ho” and cracking the whip on those poor reindeer, remind him what it means to be a leader. Jolly old Santa Claus has a reason to be so happy.

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Leading with Trust

JUNE 9, 2019

Your laboratory is an organization with hundreds of leaders at varying levels, and with technology, you can watch and listen to them 24-hours a day over an extend period of time. Your quest is to learn the behaviors that make servant leaders stand out from the crowd. You would observe at least five key ways servant leaders are different from their counterparts. Servant leaders know that leadership isn’t about them; it’s about others.

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